<p>Health officials in Karnataka have appealed to people not to lower guard after 49 students from Kerala studying in a nursing college near the coastal city of Mangaluru tested positive for Covid-19.</p>.<p>"The news of 49 students testing positive in a nursing college in Ullal near Mangaluru is a grim reminder of how unpredictable the Covid virus is! Covid is still a threat, please continue to take necessary precautions", Health and Medical Education Minister Sudhakar K tweeted on Thursday.</p>.<p>The Aaliyah Institute of Nursing in Dakshina Kannada district was sealed by authorities on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Out of the 104 samples of staff and students tested, 49 BSc nursing students, who had come for examinations after the month-long break, tested positive, Dr H Ashok, nodal officer of Dakshina Kannada district, which borders Kerala, said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/covid-19-vaccine-vials-lack-heat-monitors-947250.html" target="_blank">Read | Covid-19 vaccine vials lack heat monitors</a></strong></p>.<p>The college premises has been made a containment zone till February 19.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, Karnataka logged 426 new Covid-19 cases and two related fatalities, taking the total infection count to 9,40,596 and the toll to 12,225, according to the Health Department.</p>.<p>The day also saw 433 patients getting discharged after recovery.</p>.<p>Bengaluru Urban district continued to top the list of cases reported, with 231 infections.</p>.<p>Cumulatively 9,40,596 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 12,225 deaths and 9,22,437 discharges, the department said in a bulletin.</p>
<p>Health officials in Karnataka have appealed to people not to lower guard after 49 students from Kerala studying in a nursing college near the coastal city of Mangaluru tested positive for Covid-19.</p>.<p>"The news of 49 students testing positive in a nursing college in Ullal near Mangaluru is a grim reminder of how unpredictable the Covid virus is! Covid is still a threat, please continue to take necessary precautions", Health and Medical Education Minister Sudhakar K tweeted on Thursday.</p>.<p>The Aaliyah Institute of Nursing in Dakshina Kannada district was sealed by authorities on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Out of the 104 samples of staff and students tested, 49 BSc nursing students, who had come for examinations after the month-long break, tested positive, Dr H Ashok, nodal officer of Dakshina Kannada district, which borders Kerala, said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/covid-19-vaccine-vials-lack-heat-monitors-947250.html" target="_blank">Read | Covid-19 vaccine vials lack heat monitors</a></strong></p>.<p>The college premises has been made a containment zone till February 19.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, Karnataka logged 426 new Covid-19 cases and two related fatalities, taking the total infection count to 9,40,596 and the toll to 12,225, according to the Health Department.</p>.<p>The day also saw 433 patients getting discharged after recovery.</p>.<p>Bengaluru Urban district continued to top the list of cases reported, with 231 infections.</p>.<p>Cumulatively 9,40,596 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 12,225 deaths and 9,22,437 discharges, the department said in a bulletin.</p>