Udupi: The District Administration has declared the Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) hostel of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) as Covid cluster after 18 people have been tested positive for Covid – 19 on Tuesday December 28.
It is confirmed that as many as 10 out of 18 Coronaviris positive people are from the MIT hostel. This apart, three students from the pharmacy college also have tested positive for Covid – 19. All the primary contacts have been traced and isolated.
According to sources, if the number of cases will see a rise, then the college may have to be declared Covid – 19 cluster.