Bhubaneswar : Three more persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the total number of positive cases to 173, Information & Public Relations Dept said on Tuesday.
Of the three new cases, one hails from Tigiria in Cuttack district and two from Balasore district, it added.
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
While the patient from Cuttack, a 34-year-old man, had returned from Surat, the patients from Balasore district – a 50-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man- were West Bengal returnees.
As many as 44663 samples were tested in the State so far, among which 173 persons were tested positive for COVID-19. Out of them, one person died of the disease while 60 persons have been recovered from COVID-19 and discharged from the hospitals post treatment,
Odisha currently has 112 active cases of Covid-19.
Ms Kalinga