While Karnataka’s efforts in the fight against Covid-19 have yielded results in other parts of the state, one cluster in Nanjanagud in Mysuru has turned into a headache for the administration.

Ten out of the 17 new cases that the state saw until noon today have been reported from Mysuru. Of these, nine are workers of Jubilant Generics, a pharmaceutical firm in Nanjanagudu which is the epicentre of the epidemic in the city.

This is the highest number of cases reported in a single day in Mysuru.

Moreover, the solo non-Jubilant non-Tablighi case in the city is also a cause of concern as the patient has no history of foreign travel.

The owner of the firm is yet to found, as per reports. As Minister in charge of Covid briefings in the state Suresh Kumar said on Wednesday, he has been traced to Delhi and “ efforts were on to find him,”.

There were over 1300 secondary contacts of the workers of the company out of which samples of at least 760 people have been collected and sent to NIMHANS in Bengaluru for testing. Around 100 are being tested in the city itself, said Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G Shankar, as reported.

This surge in numbers takes the total Covid-19 cases in the City of Palaces to 58. Out of these, 45 are employees of the said company.

Worryingly, the administration hasn’t been able to trace the source of the infection even after the first positive case has been discharged (on 11 April).

As reported, 1310 samples have been tested till date in the city, 1564 people are under 14 day home isolation at present while 2025 people have completed the two week home isolation term.