For the first time after a long gap, COVID-19 cases have surfaced in Mysuru amidst the new scare even as the Health Department has geared up to combat any fresh surge in the cases, setting aside beds in district and taluk hospitals.
Six COVID-19 cases were reported on Thursday and all cases are being treated in the intensive care units in the respective hospitals.
Confirming the detection of COVID-19 cases in Mysuru amidst the discovery of a new sub-variant in Kerala, District Health Officer Dr. Kumaraswamy said the patients who have tested positive are the people with comorbidities and had been hospitalised for other reasons.