Krishnagiri, which until now was in the green zone with zero cases, reported its first case today after a 67 year old patient tested positive for COVID-19. The man hailing from Vepanahalli went to Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh along with four other persons. Among the 4 members, three of them are from Krishnagiri town and one from Kaveripattinam. These 4 members have tested negative.
In light of this, the district has moved from the green zone to the orange zone. Krishnagiri town and Kaveripattinam would now come under containment zones which will be sealed and disinfected.
District Collector S Prabhakar noted that all of them were screened at the border check post and were asked to remain in home quarantine. Samples taken from the sexagenarian, which was sent to the Institute of Vector Control and Zoonoses in Hosur, returned positive on Saturday.
Following this, samples from eight of his family members have been taken and sent to Hosur for testing.
The five members had obtained a vehicle pass from the authorities in Puttaparthi. They had gone on a pilgrimage before the 21 day nation-wide lockdown was announced.