A 65-year-old woman, P-553, who is the wife of P-535 of K.H.B.Colony in Tumakuru, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
Deputy Commissioner K. Rakesh Kumar said that the woman is the primary contact of P-535 who did not have any travel history.
After her husband tested positive on Wednesday, the four family members of P-535 including P-553 were isolated in the designated hospital in Tumakuru and their throat swabs and nasal swabs were collected and sent to the laboratory in Bengaluru.
P-553 is the fifth positive case of COVID-19 in the district.
