Covid-19: Active caseload falls below 1,000 mark in Mysuru

MYSURU: In a big relief to the authorities and public, active cases have come down below the 1,000-mark in Mysuru district.
On Sunday, the district logged 79 new cases and 85 discharges, the total active cases came down to 992. Officials were confident that the situation will improve further in the coming days.
However, according to the state Covid bulletin, two other districts in theregion have more active cases compared to Mysuru district.
Among these 992 active cases, a majority are in Mysuru city which has 616 active cases. Hunsur (112), Periyapatna (95), KR Nagar (54), Mysuru taluk (44), Nanjangud (30), HD Kote (22) and T Narasipura has 9 active cases.
According to the state Covid-19 bulletin, Hassan district has the highest number of active cases in the region with 1,117 cases as of Sunday evening followed by Chikkamagalur (999), Kodagu (675), Shivamogga (597), and Mandya district with 273 cases.
In Mysuru district, on Sunday, most of the taluks registered fresh cases in the single digit. Nanjangud, KR Nagar, and T Narasipura (1 case each), HD Kote (2 cases), Mysuru taluk (3 cases), Periyapatna (8 cases), Hunsur (10 cases), and Mysuru city registered 53 new cases taking the number of fresh cases to 79. Sunday’s positivity rate was 2.27%. Till now the district recorded 1,75,261 Covid 19 cases, 1,71,919 recoveries and 2,350 deaths.
Meanwhile, the district continued its aggressive vaccination drive. “Even on Sundays, we are carrying out the drive to ensure maximum coverage. After BBMP limits, Mysuru has achieved the highest vaccination percentage,” said Mysuru district vaccination officer Dr MS Jayant.