Karnataka COVID-19 scare: Over 60 students & staffers test positive at nursing institute

September 2, 2021

On Wednesday, as many as 60 students and staff members of Noorunnisa Institute of Nursing tested positive for COVID-19 in the Kolar district of Karnataka. Reportedly, most of the infected students arrived in Kolar from Kerala. The college was sanitised and shut after the cases were reported.
Mirror Now’s Neha Hebbale reported that Karnataka’s Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar will be visiting Kolar today. Hebbale added that as per the claims made by the district administration, the students were carrying negative COVID-19 reports with them.
As per reports, the nursing institute has 150 students and they are being tested for coronavirus. The development came to light on a day when several states reopened schools and colleges for students on Wednesday.

Home minister on ‘controlled’ COVID-19 cases

On Wednesday, the health minister stated that the coronavirus outbreak has been controlled in the state. He added that now, the state reports around 700-800 cases per day while initially, it reported 50,000 cases every day.

As per the state health department, Karnataka reported 1,217 new COVID-10 cases along with 1,198 recoveries and 25 deaths in the last 24 hours. The state has 18,386 active COVID-19, cases as of Wednesday.