After IIT-Madras, a COVID-19 cluster has surfaced at another educational institution. Twenty-five persons have tested positive for the infection at the hostels of Sathya Sai Medical College in Chengalpattu district.
On Friday, Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan inspected the control measures being taken in the hostels, along with Collector Rahul Nadh and Deputy Director of Health Services B. Baranidharan.
According to Health Department officials, some persons were symptomatic on April 30. The samples of seven of them returned positive on May 3. Then, another 18 of the 32 persons tested turned positive on May 5. So far, 39 samples had been tested on the campus.