<p>With two children of a fruit vendor from Shirangala testing positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, the total number of active cases in the district has risen to five. Out of the eight positive cases registered in the district, three persons have recovered and were discharged.</p>.<p>The fruit vendor, who had tested positive for Covid-19 earlier, had come from Gadag and had carried out business in Shanivarasanthe and Somwarpet, coming into contact with several people and his family members.</p>.<p>His children, aged 17 and 14 years, have been admitted to the district Covid-19 hospital.</p>.<p>Shirangala village has been converted into a containment zone.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy has requested the people who had been to Somwarpet market on June 22 between 3 am and 7 pm, to get themselves tested for Covid-19.</p>.<p>The area comprising 37 houses in Doddalli village has also been declared as a containment zone as a woman from the village tested positive on Monday.</p>.<p><strong>SSLC exam</strong></p>.<p>DDPI P S Machado said that the department has made arrangements for separate rooms for the benefit of two SSLC students as they have come into primary contact with the infected. </p>
<p>With two children of a fruit vendor from Shirangala testing positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, the total number of active cases in the district has risen to five. Out of the eight positive cases registered in the district, three persons have recovered and were discharged.</p>.<p>The fruit vendor, who had tested positive for Covid-19 earlier, had come from Gadag and had carried out business in Shanivarasanthe and Somwarpet, coming into contact with several people and his family members.</p>.<p>His children, aged 17 and 14 years, have been admitted to the district Covid-19 hospital.</p>.<p>Shirangala village has been converted into a containment zone.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy has requested the people who had been to Somwarpet market on June 22 between 3 am and 7 pm, to get themselves tested for Covid-19.</p>.<p>The area comprising 37 houses in Doddalli village has also been declared as a containment zone as a woman from the village tested positive on Monday.</p>.<p><strong>SSLC exam</strong></p>.<p>DDPI P S Machado said that the department has made arrangements for separate rooms for the benefit of two SSLC students as they have come into primary contact with the infected. </p>
