Bommanahalli Apartment in Bengaluru Turns Into COVID-19 Hotbed, 103 Cases Detected

BENGALURU: While the entire nation seems to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, news of 103 people from an apartment in Bommanahalli in Bengaluru tested COVID-19 positive makes everyone in a worrisome situation.

According to reports, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad confirmed that 103 people out of 1,052 residents of the apartment tested positive after a recent party in the apartment complex.

"We have tested 1,052 residents of the apartment; one person is admitted in the hospital and others are in quarantine. The BBMP had put in place various measures, including isolating and quarantining those who had tested positive and we have intensified contact tracing," Prasad said.

Meanwhile, BBMP has also sent samples to the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences(NIMHANS) to find the variant of the virus.

BBMP Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad also confirmed that 96 people who have tested positive are above the age of 60.

According to officials, the residents got to know that the infection had spread after some of them got themselves tested before a planned trip to Dehradun. "On February 10 their test results came positive and immediately they alerted the Residents Welfare Association of the apartment where the BBMP was informed and tested the residents," M Ramakrishna, joint commissioner, Bommanahalli zone.

"Most are asymptomatic and none of them so far had any travel history. We have declared a containment zone as per the protocol of the ministry of health and groceries and daily essentials are supplied to the residents in the apartment," he added.

On February 16, Union health ministry has said that Maharashtra, along with two other states, has a high Covid-19 caseload. On February 14, the state reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 cases after a gap of 39 days, while its capital Mumbai reported over 600 cases after a month.

Apart from Mumbai, Pune and Amravati, cities in the Vidarbha region also reported more than 400 cases on Monday.

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