Bhubaneswar: Seven persons tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday bringing the total number of infections so far in Odisha to 176, official data suggested.
According to state Information and Public Relations (I&PR) department, while three of these patients are from Balasore, the others are from Cuttack, Ganjam, Jajpur and Sundargarh districts. While the Ganjam and Cuttack cases are Surat returnees, two from Balasore, one from Jajpur and the lone Sundargarh patient had been to West Bengal.
“5th Health Update, 5th May. One New Positive Case in Jajpur. 58 yr Male. (Kolkata returnee. In quarantine). Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done. Total Positive Case: 176,” tweeted I&PR department.
5th Health Update, 5th May
One New Positive Case in Jajpur
58 yr Male
(Kolkata returnee. In quarantine)Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done.
Total Positive Case: 176
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 5, 2020
4th Health Update, 5th May
One New Positive Case in Balasore
40 yr Female
Admitted in hospitalContact tracing and follow-up action is being done.
Total Positive Case: 175
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 5, 2020
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, 176 people have so far been tested positive for COVID-19 in the state out of which 115 cases are active, 60 have recovered and one person died.