Covid 19 cases in Bangalore: Another Corona cluster as Bengaluru apartment reports 10 positive cases | Bengaluru News

Well being employee amassing swab pattern for covid-19 testing in Karnataka (file picture)

BENGALURU: A brand new Covid-19 cluster outbreak seems to be brewing in Bellandur, Bengaluru, as 10 instances had been reported from an residence advanced over the previous week.
The primary case at SJR Watermark Flats, Ambalipura, was registered on February 15, when a 55-year-old girl complained of Covid-19 signs. She took a Covid check at a personal lab and the samples examined optimistic. The residence is unfold over 9 blocks and homes about 1,500 residents.
“Of the 10 individuals who have been contaminated, most are above 55 years of age and are symptomatic, however we’re ready for any contingency,” stated Dr Surendhra R, BBMP well being officer, Mahadevapura.
The infections are unfold over six blocks and the residence advanced has been declared a containment zone. The three different blocks which haven’t reported a single case are positioned about 200 metres away from the opposite six.
The Mahadevapura well being officer has deployed 9 cellular groups and has taken 500 RT-PCR samples which have been despatched to a personal lab for testing. Outcomes are awaited.
“We’re sanitising all of the flats and the premises. A particular well being crew which incorporates 4 medical doctors has been deployed,” stated N Manjunatha Prasad, BBMP commissioner.
Members of the residence’s resident welfare affiliation refused to remark.