Karnataka: 178 students test positive for Covid-19 at medical college in Dharwad
Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil said all cases were "breakthrough infections”, meaning those who tested positive had received both doses of a vaccine. He explained that most patients were asymptomatic, while some had mild symptoms.
SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital (Credit: SDMSH) The number of Covid-19 cases at SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital in Karnataka’s Dharwad rose to 178 on Friday, after 112 more samples returned positive.
District Health Officer Dr Yashwanth A Madinkar told The Indian Express the results of 939 samples have been obtained since Wednesday. “Nearly 3,000 samples will be sent for testing in total from the campus. We have also suggested random testing of patients admitted to the hospital within the campus,” he said.
Dr Madinkar also said some samples would be sent for genomic sequencing to ascertain which variant of Covid-19 has caused the infections.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil said all cases were “breakthrough infections”, meaning those who tested positive had received both doses of a vaccine. He explained that most patients were asymptomatic, while some had mild symptoms.
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