Four die of Covid in Mysuru

Mysuru: Three senior citizens were among the four who died due to Covid-19 in Mysuru on Friday, taking the death toll in the district to 20.
All the four had pre-medical conditions and were hospitalized with severe acute respiratory illness along with fever and cough. Among them, an 83-year-old man died a week after fighting the virus. He was hospitalized on July 3. Another man aged 72 died a day after he was admitted while a 65-year-woman died on the same day. A 42-year-old man too has succumbed to Covid-19.
On Friday, 51 tested positive, taking the total cases to 690 in Mysuru. About 25 people got discharged the same day. As many as 307 individuals are under treatment.
MLA’s office cordoned-off
The office of BJP MLA SA Ramadas at Public Offices Building has been cordoned-off after two of the staff tested positive. They were sent on leave after they fell sick a week ago and both of them tested positive on Friday.