Bhubaneswar: About 15 of the 16 new cases detected today belong to Bomikhal area in the capital city, said the Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department.
The Bomikhal area has been sealed and cluster containment has been put in place and house to house survey is going on, the Department said.
About 15 of the new cases detected today belong to Bomikhal which has been sealed. Cluster containment has been put in place and house to house survey is going on. All suspects and contacts shall be isolated and tested. Citizens are urged not to panic and stay indoors.
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All suspects and contacts shall be isolated and tested, it added.
The total number of COVID-19 positive cases mounted to 39 in Odisha.
Meanwhile, the State Government has urged the people not to panic and stay indoors.