This story is from June 23, 2020

Three test positive for novel coronavirus in Kodagu, two discharged in Madikeri

Three test positive for novel coronavirus in Kodagu, two discharged in Madikeri
Madikeri: Three Covid 19 positive cases have been reported from Shanivarsanthe, Aluru Siddapur and Aiyangeri on Monday, taking the toal cases in Kodagu to five.
A 26-year-old native of Aiyangeri, near Bhagamandala, who came from Mumbai via Mangaluru in buses on June 19, has tested positive He is being treated at the Covid hospital here. His contacts have to be traced and quarantined.

A 40-year-old fruit merchant and a resident of Shirangala village near Shanivarsanthe, had travelled to Bengaluru and Gadag in a car returned to Kodagu on June 18. On Sunday, he went voluntarily for a checkup at the Covid hospital and tested positive. He has been admitted. Shirangala, with a population of 120, is being sealed down and the patient’s kin have been home quarantined.
Authorities are trying to trace his contacts in Bengaluru and Gadag.
Meanwhile, a woman who returned to Aluru Siddapur from Mumbai and was under home quarantine tested positive 14 days after her return on Sunday. She will be shortly shifted to the Covid hospital.
An army soldier who came from Pune after taking leave was sent to the Covid hospital on Sunday when he reached Bhagamandala. However, he tested negative on Monday. He has requested health officials to allow him to stay in institutional quarantine at a hotel of his choice.
Health department sources said a 26-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman who had tested positive in May and were in the Covid hospital since mid-May have tested negative. While the man was discharged on Monday, the woman will be discharged on Tuesday.
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