Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (AM)

Mangaluru, Apr 27: In a shocking development, two more people, one patient and her son, who were admitted as inpatients in the First Neuro hospital at Padil in the city have tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, April 27.

The woman, who is 80-years-old was getting treated for some ailment in the First Neuro hospital in Padil and her 45-year-old son was with her to look after her. Her room was next to the one where a 75-year-old woman from Bantwal who was tested positive for coronavirus later, was admitted.

Both the woman and her son are residents of Kulshekar in the city. It might be noted that on Sunday, April 26, one more woman, who was employed as sweeper in the same ward in First Neuro hospital, had tested positive for coronavirus.

Now three people have got infected due to the 75-year-old lady who died in the hospital on April 23. The hospital is sealed down on April 23 itself. More than 200 people, including 190 hospital staff are being checked for coronavirus. So far all are in quarantine.

On April 19, the first coronavirus death case was reported in the district of Dakshina Kannada in the form of the 50-year-old woman from Bantwal. The second one to succumb was her mother-in-law, who was 75-years-old. Later two of their neighbours were also admitted to the hospital for the same infection.

Some sources earlier said that local authorities had sealed down Mugrodi area in Shaktinagar after news about two people testing positive had started making rounds. It was later confirmed that officials had visited the area.

So far the coronavirus positive cases in Dakshina Kannada district have increased to 21. Out of this 12 people have got discharged, two have died and seven people are under treatment.