IIT Kharagpur Reports 60 Covid Cases In 2-Day Spurt; 40 Are Students
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Covid Cases In IIT Kharagpur: Most of those infected are mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic and either at home isolation or at isolation wards created in IIT Kharagpur campus.
Sixty persons, including 40 students and researchers residing on IIT Kharagpur's campus have tested positive for Covid-19, an official said Tuesday.
Most of those infected are mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic and either at home isolation or at isolation wards created in the prestigious engineering institution's hostels, Tamal Nath, IIT Kharagpur's Registrar told PTI.
Other than the student-researchers, 20 other infected are from non-teaching staff and faculty.
Mr Nath said the situation is under control as the hospital within the campus is monitoring the condition of those infected.