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- The region Reeling under a flood in COVID positive cases for as far back as a couple of days, Kodagu District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Mohan Kumar has requested that individuals be ready and careful at least for the following 15 days.
- Addressing presspersons here on Sunday, Dr. Mohan said that the Kodagu region has a 6.5 lakh populace.
- Following the second influx of assault of the dangerous infection, the individuals who had settled down in Bengaluru, which has become a COVID area of interest, are getting back to their towns in Kodagu, which has brought about the unexpected spike of cases in the locale. Communicating worry that the region may see a further ascent in cases in the coming days, the DHO repeated that individuals of Kodagu ought to be ready and take essential preparatory and wellbeing measures, at least for a fortnight.
- Noticing that the District is confronting a deficiency of Specialist specialists, Dr. Mohan said that there is a lack of specialists at the District COVID Hospital as well.
- Wailing over that individuals are reluctant to visit clinics even in the wake of showing indications for the destructive illness, he said that this propensity of individuals has been the reason for a high inspiration rate in the area. Featuring the significance of early testing and treatment, he cautioned that Kodagu may confront a greater emergency in the coming days if individuals don't get ready and take essential prudent steps.
- In the interim, the all outnumber of passings so far in the locale because of COVID-19 has ascended to 120 and eight passings have been accounted for in the most recent 24 hours finishing at 8 am on May 2.
