This story is from April 13, 2020

60-year-old woman first to test positive for infection in Vijayapura

60-year-old woman first to test positive for infection in Vijayapura
VIJAYAPURA: The spread of the Covid-19 infection in North Karnataka is continuing unabated, with a 60-year-old woman testing positive for novel coronavirus in Vijayapura – the first in the district. She is the 221st individual in Karnataka to test positive.
Vijayapura deputy commissioner YS Patil, who confirmed the development, said that she was a resident of Vijayapura city. “She has been quarantined at the district hospital, which is now the designated Covid-19 centre in Vijayapura.
Her condition is stable now. She had been having trouble breathing, and the doctors strongly suspected that she may test positive for the corona virus. Police have already started tracing her primary and secondary contacts,” said Patil.
The DC said that the authorities were looking into the woman’s recent itinerary, in addition to taking the necessary steps to cordon the area in which she was a resident. Localites falling under the jurisdiction of Gol Gumbaz police station will be sealed, with entry and exit to areas such Chaparaband Galli, Badi Kaman, Hakim Chowk being declared ‘containment zone’.
A helpline has been set up for residents of localities within the containment zone. A team led by Vijayapura City Corporation commissioner Harsh Shetty has been constituted to ensure the delivery of essential commodities to the residents, in addition to keeping the entire area spic and span.
Currently, the district administration is closely monitoring the condition of the health of 467 people who have arrived in Vijayapura from abroad. “As many as 258 people across the district have completed the stipulated 28-day quarantine period. We have sent 110 throat swabs for medical examination, of which we have received the results of 81, and only one of them tested positive. We are still awaiting reports of 29 more patients,” Patil added.

The woman’s 69-year-old husband died in Vijayapura at the district hospital on Sunday night. He had been kept in isolation at the hospital, which is the designated Covid-19 institution in the district. The DC said that the throat swabs of the husband had already been sent for medical examination, and the results were awaited.
Five more test positive in district
The Karnataka health department on Sunday evening confirmed that five more residents of Vijayapura had tested positive for Covid-19 in Vijayapura district. Along with the 60-year-old woman, who was the first Vijayapura resident to be confirmed with the infection, the district tally has now risen to six. Of the five individuals who were confirmed with the infection later on Sunday, three are children, respectively aged 13, 12 and 10. The two others are a 49-year-old man and 20-year-old woman.
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