Mysore/Mysuru: Coronavirus positive cases in Mysuru (Nanjangud) has gone up to 12. Four more new cases were confirmed on March 30. Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna confirmed this morning.

All the new cases are from the epicentre of Nanjangud that has been declared as a red zone or Cluster Case as per Central Containment Plan. It all started with one person, an employee of Jubilant Generics Ltd. The infection has spread into 10 more employees and two were infected earlier. The total number of infected persons in Mysuru District has gone up to 12.

The district police who are closely monitoring the situation at Nanjangud have decided to quarantine all the 1,443 employees of the pharmaceutical factory where alone 10 employees have tested positive for Coronavirus.