All Mysuru COVID-19 patients cured, discharged
"All the 90 COVID-19 positive patients from MysoreDistrict Hospital have been discharged without singlemortality.
Thank you for all the support," the Health Departmentsaid in a brief statement on Friday.
Sharing the joy, medical education minister Dr KSudhakar tweeted, "Glad to inform that all 90 COVID19 positivepatients in Mysuru Dist Hospital have recovered.
Thanks to doctors, nurses & all CoronaWarriors whoworked tirelessly to make this possible.With people support,we can win this fight against Corona."
District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr RVenkatesh told there were 74 cases in Nanjangud, whichwere related to a pharmaceutical company Jubilant LifeSciences.
Then there were 10 Tablighis who had not attended theDelhi event but were roaming in Bannur,he said.
There were two international travellers and theirprimary and secondary contacts, all put together 90 cases,Venkatesh said.
The sleepy town of Nanjangud in the district cameinto the limelight when one after another 74 cases of COVID-19came to the fore.
District In Charge Minister of Mysuru S T Somashekar,who holds the cooperation portfolio, cited three reasons forthe infection spreading.
Speaking to reporters recently, Somashekar had said,"There could be three reasons.
First is that a 10-member team of foreigners had cometo Jubilant(pharmaceutical company Jubilant Life Sciences)
Second is that a team of auditors had come from Delhiand the third is that there was an employee of Jubilant who islearnt to have attended the Tablighi Jamat event in Delhi."
According to Venkatesh, an extensive survey was done inthe entire area making sure that every COVID-19 case wastraced.
"We conducted an extensive survey in Mysuru andNanjangud.The containment was very good. The containment atthe buffer zone is very important, which should be followed,"he said.
While it is believed that people above 50 years andthose having medical history are the most vulnerable, thedoctors made a point that all of them were cured completely.
There were two patients having Severe AcuteRespiratory Illness (SARI) while four patients were above 50,Venkatesh said.
"The treatment method of young and old is different.Their response to treatment is very important," he pointedout.
The district authorities have now taken up a task ofsecond round of survey, focusing on patients with medicalhistory.
"This is our second phase of survey.If we succeed,then there will be no positive cases in the district,"Venkatesh added. GMS BNWELCOME BNWELCOME