Bhubaneswar: Balangir reported first COVID19 cases today. As per the website of State Health & Family Welfare Department, two persons from the districts have been tested positive for coronavirus.
The two persons who have been tested positive now are – 22-year-old male and 18-year-old male, are the residents of Lekharia village in the districts, informed the Health department.
Both of them had returned from Tamil Nadu recently. Their contact tracing and follow-up action is underway.
2nd Health Update, 1st May, 2020
Two Positive Cases in Bolangir, Lekharia Village.
22 yrs Male & 18 yrs Male
(Returned from Tamil Nadu)Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done.
Total Positive Cases: 145
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 1, 2020
With this two new cases, the positive tally in the State rose to 145. Earlier, today a resident of Balasore district was tested positive for the virus.
Here is the district-wise COVID19 positive cases.