Mysore/Mysuru: Hours after he Karnataka Cabinet announced a partial lockdown across the State for 14 days starting from 9 pm on Tuesday (April 27), Mysuru reported 1,563 COVID positive cases. Of them, 1219 are primary and secondary contacts, 331 were suffering from Influenza-like Illness (ILI) and 13 had Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI). This is for the first time that cases in Mysuru has crossed the 1,500 mark in a day in the second wave. 

Worrying factor is that apart from cases from Mysuru city that has contributed the lion’s share – 958 – to the today’s list, Taluks too are contributing to the number. The Taluks surrounding Mysuru are predominantly rural and it is a scary scenario to see how the killer virus has spread into rural areas too. 

Of the 1,563 cases today, Mysore Taluk – excluding urban areas – has contributed 109 cases, K.R. Nagar has contributed 124 positive cases, T. Narasipur 99, Periyapatna 90, Nanjangud 70, Hunsur 70 and H.D. Kote has contributed 43 positive cases. 

Supporting reports that rural areas too were being affected in the second wave, Mandya too saw 929 new cases yesterday. This included 398 in Mandya town, 123 in Maddur, 83 in Malavalli, 67 in Pandavapura, 72 in Srirangapatna, 72 in K.R. Pet, and 99 positive cases in Nagamangala. In addition, 15 cases detected elsewhere but brought to Mandya has also been included in the tally. The active cases in the district stood at 4,139. Kodagu reported 495 new cases. The total number of active cases is 2,148.

Mysuru has 5,894 active cases isolated at Government and Private Hospitals, COVID Care Centres and homes. So far from the day the pandemic started, Mysuru reported 68,255 positive cases and 702 of them have been discharged. In all, 61,201 patients have been cured and discharged. 

Of the 5,894 active cases, 492 have been isolated in designated Government COVID Hospitals and 1,897 have been isolated in Private Hospitals. 174 are isolated in dedicated Government COVID healthcare and 1,374 are in private facilities. 466 patients have been isolated in COVID Care Centres. 1,491 have been isolated at homes. 

A total of 11,59,886 samples have been tested so far in Government facilities and 99,135 samples have been tested at private facilities. Mysuru city per se has reported cumulative positives of 48,417 and of that 43,491 have been discharged. Yesterday, seven persons have lost their lives and with this, the total death graph in Mysuru has risen to 1,160.