Jodhpur: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur turned into a COVID-19 hotspot after 14 students tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday. A total of 70 active cases of novel coronavirus from the institute have come to the fore and the infected patients have been kept in an isolation ward.
The administration has expressed apprehensions over the newly infected coronavirus cases and has instructed everyone on the campus to adhere to appropriate COVID behaviour. The health department has demarcated the institute as a containment zone and has stepped up its vigilance to contain the spread of the disease.
The health officials said, "We have put restrictions on the movement of the people inside the campus. We are also carrying out contact tracing. We have instructed people to strictly follow all the COVID-19 guidelines and wear masks and maintain social distancing.
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Divisional Commissioner Dr Rajesh Sharma said, "In view of the surge of the rapid COVID-19 cases in IIT Jodhpur, we took a stock of the medical arrangements. The institute has also apprised us of the students and staff who have tested positive for the virus. We also interacted with the Registrar, Health Center Incharge as well as other people associated with the arrangements."
Three COVID-19 deaths and 1,675 cases were reported in Rajasthan on Saturday taking the total number of deaths and positive cases to 2,827 and 3,37,596 respectively, a health bulletin stated.
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One death each was reported from Kota, Sikar and Banswara, according to an official report here. Of the fresh cases, maximum cases of 367 were reported from Jaipur while 199 cases were registered in Jaipur and 195 cases in Jodhpur with the remaining cases reported from other districts. A total of 3,23,031 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the infection and the number of active cases at present is 11,738.
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