14 more COVID positive cases reported in Odisha, State’s tally rises to 284

Bhubaneswar: As many as 14 more persons have been tested positive for the COVID-19 in Odisha taking the total positive tally in the State to 284.

The State Health & Family Welfare Department informed about the development in it’s website today.

The Department informed that out of 14 fresh coronavirus positive cases detected today in the State, 12 cases belonged to Ganjam district while Bhadrak and Sundergarh reported one case each.

Bhadrak district administration in a Twitter post informed that the persons who has been tested positive for the virus today is a resident of Tihidi block and has travel history from Surat. With the new case, the number of coronavirus positive case in the distirct touched 25. 

#FightCovid19 #Bhadrak
One +ve case reported from Tihidi block. He had travel history from Surat.

In total, 25 +ve cases reported from the district so far.

— District Administration,Bhadrak (@DM_Bhadrak) May 9, 2020

Contact tracing of the patients are underway, added the State Health & Family Welfare Department.

A total number of 3348 RT-PCR tests were in conducted in the  last 24 hours. The cumulative tests now stands at 56322 which included 284 positive cases, 63 cases of cured/discharge, 219 active cases and 2 deaths in the State till now.

Here is the complete list of districts affected by COVID-19 and the number of their positive cases.