New Covid-19 case in Karnataka; total number of infections 15

Bengaluru: A new novel coronavirus case was reported in Karnataka on Thursday, taking the total number of infections to 15 in the State, Health Minister B Sriramulu said. This is the first COVID-19 infection confirmed in Kodagu, he said. "This person had returned from Saudi Arabia after a trip. He has been admitted in a designated isolated hospital for treatment and observation," the Minister tweeted.

ಇಂದು ಕೊಡಗಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊದಲ #COVID19 ಸೋಂಕು ದೃಢಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದು, ಈ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯು ಸೌದಿ ಅರೇಬಿಯಾ ಪ್ರವಾಸದಿಂದ ಹಿಂದಿರುಗಿದ್ದರು. ಇವರನ್ನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಗೆ ಒಳಪಡಿಸಿ ನಿಗಾವಹಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಇದು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ 15ನೇ #COVID19 ಪ್ರಕರಣವಾಗಿದೆ.

— B Sriramulu (@sriramulubjp) March 19, 2020

  Source: Vartha Bharathi