Bhubaneswar: Five persons tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday bringing the total number of infections so far in Odisha to 174, official data suggested.
While two of these patients are from Balasore, the others are from Cuttack, Ganjam and Sundargarh districts. While the Ganjam and Cuttack cases are Surat returnees, the Balasore and Sundargarh ones had been to West Bengal.
“3rd Health Update, 5th May. One Positive Case in Rourkela. 49 yr Male. (Kolkata returnee. In quarantine). Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done. Total Positive Case: 174,” the I&PR department tweeted.
3rd Health Update, 5th May
One Positive Case in Rourkela
49 yr Male
(Kolkata returnee. In quarantine)Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done.
Total Positive Case: 174
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 5, 2020
2nd Health Update, 5th May
One positive in Cuttack (Tigiria)
M 34 yr Male
(Surat returnee)Two positives in Balasore
50 yr Female & 26 yr Male
(Both West Bengal returnees)Contact tracing and followup action is being done.
Total Positive Cases-173
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 5, 2020
First Health Update, 5th May
One positive in Ganjam
18 yr Male
(Surat returnee. In Govt quarantine)Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done.
Tota Covid19 Positive Case :170
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 5, 2020
According to state government data as of Tuesday evening, 174 people have so far been tested positive for COVID-19 in the state out of which 113 cases are active, 60 have recovered and one person died.