Hassan records seventh Covid fatality

HASSAN: A 32-year-old man died due to Covid-19 in Hassan on Saturday, which was the seventh fatality recorded here.
The victim, a resident of Belur, died of a heart attack on Friday morning. He was found to be infected by the novel coronavirus on Saturday. The district has been witnessing deaths every day since the last four days.
The victim owned a bakery in Holenarasipur town near the railway station for the last three years, and is survived by his wife.He used to travel once a week to his native village of Belur taluk, to look after his farm. On Thursday, he returned, and complained of chest pain and collapsed the next day. He was then rushed to a private hospital where he was declared brought dead.
Health officers collected a nasal swab sample in the afternoon, and the results came out early on Saturday. “He was asymptomatic. The youth was on medication for respiratory illness for three years. We requested the family to carry out the victim’s cremation as per Covid SOPs,” said Belur THO Dr Vijay.
25 cases recorded
As many as 25 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Hassan on Saturday, taking the tally to 479, including 217 active cases. There are seven patients in the ICU. Among the cases, four are KSRTC bus conductors, 6 civic workers, 2 women health workers, 5 ILI and 2 SARI cases, and the rest are primary contacts and those having a travel history. “A public notice will be issued to alert passengers who had travelled in the buses in which the conductors who tested positive were working recently, so that people can voluntarily come forward to get tested,” said DHO Dr Sathish.