
Active cases fall below 100 in Mysuru
The Hindu
Around 4,000 tests are being done every day
The active case tally in Mysuru has fallen below 100 with the drop in number of new cases. As on Thursday, the active cases stood at 97 with about 60 patients admitted in government as well as private hospitals, and the rest are home isolated.
The recovery rate is also faster as 21 patients were discharged even as 16 were tested positive to the infection on Thursday.
The testing target fixed for the district is around 6,000 daily. However, around 4,000 tests are being done every day with the numbers on some days falling below 4,000. But, on an average, around 4,000 tests are being done. Around 26 lakh tests have been done in Mysuru district since the first and second waves.

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