In Mysuru District 2,54,587 COVID tests have been conducted till Oct. 20 out of which 1,00,613 have been tested at MMC&RI Microbiology Laboratory (K.R. Hospital). Out of that, 89,589 patients belonged to Mysuru District while 11,024 were from neighbouring districts. Of the total 9,295 positive cases, 8,926 persons belonged to Mysuru District and 369 to other Districts.
When COVID-19 pandemic struck the country none knew about the deadly virus. The situation was like groping in the dark. The healthcare system was not at all ready to deal with that alien virus which had already claimed thousands of lives in China. At this juncture, Krishna Rajendra Hospital (K.R. Hospital), popularly known as ‘Doddaspatre’ among lakhs of people of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Kodagu districts, was vested with the responsibility of conducting tests to detect Coronavirus among people. Rising to the occasion, the K.R. Hospital has now achieved a milestone of completing one lakh COVID tests since March this year and has helped the State Government in the detection of positive cases.
