Bhubaneswar: Two more persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Tuesday evening, taking the total number of positive cases in the State to 176 so far.
In a series of tweets, the Information & Public Relations Dept revealed the new positive cases.
Of the two fresh positive cases, one was a 40-year-old woman, a resident of Balasore district while the other one was a 58-year-old man from Jajpur district. He had returned from Kolkata.
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
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
While one person had earlier died of the disease in the State, the number of active cases of Covid-19 stood at 115 so far. A total of 60 persons have been recovered from COVID-19 and discharged from the hospitals post treatment.
Ms Kalinga