Gujarat: 67 persons test Covid positive on IIM-A campus in the past ten days

In an alarming surge seven people were found infected with the novel coronavirus within the premises of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A).

The seven new cases added to a total tally of sixty seven people who tested positive for Covid-19 including thirty one students over the last ten days.

During the last ten days, a total of 892 Covid-19 tests covering the institute's faculty members, students, staff, community members and contractual staff were conducted, of which 67 tested positive, the dashboard read.

Of the total 67 active cases in the IIM-A campus, 31 are students, eight faculty members, two on-campus, and eight off-campus staff members, and 18 community members. 

Since September 2020, a total of 532 people have tested positive for coronavirus at the IIM-A campus, of which 465 have recovered. The dashboard was set up on 1 September, 2020.