15 Bengaluru college girls test positive, hostel cordoned off

The hostel in Seshadripuram is run by the Ediga community, and the girls are studying in various colleges like Maharani College.

As per sources, a Davanagere-based girl was first found infected after she had developed symptoms. “The girl had symptoms and she walked in to BBMP’s PHC to get a test done. She was declared Covid-19 positive. Later, tests on all 39 residing in the hostel were done and a total of 15 were found to have contracted the virus,” the sources said.

Officials declared the hostel a containment zone on Wednesday, March 17, and doctors have decided to keep the entire hostel under watch till April 2, despite the other hostelites testing negative.

In a relief for the authorities, 85 inmates of a nearby boys’ hostel run by the same community have tested negative.

7 ‘red’ zones in BBMP limits

As per BBMP’s Covid bulletin, around 7 active containment zones are in BBMP limits, of which Inspire LiveSuite PG, which has 12 active cases, will remain a containment zone till March 20. The PG was declared so on February 26.

This apart, Om Apparels (factory) in Bommanahalli was declared a containment zone on March 4 after 13 workers tested positive. It will remain so till March 18.

A government school in KR Puram near Mahadevapura, where 9 positive were reported Covid-positive on March 5, will remain a containment zone till March 19, while Navagraha Apartment near Manyata Tech Park (six of a family were found positive on March 8) will remain a red zone till March 22.

A government medical and engineering hostel near Vidyapeeta (eight positives reported on March 12) will remain under containment till March 26. An area under Dasarahalli zone reported 5 positive cases on March 15 and will remain a red zone till March 29.