Six More Test Positive for COVID-19, Tally Surge to 169 in Odisha | News Room Odisha

Six More Test Positive for COVID-19, Tally Surge to 169 in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Six persons tested positive for the deadly virus today, taking the total to 169 in Odisha.

The six new cases have been reported from Jajpur (4) and Bhadrak (2) districts.

According to Information & Public Relations Department, two positive cases in Bhadrak are 45-year-old male and 55-year-old male. Four positive cases in Jajpur are 48-year-old male, 55-year-old male, 60-year-old male and 62-year-old male.

All are Kolkata returnees and were in quarantine.

Meanwhile the district administrations istrtion has launched a massive contact tracing exercise

According to Bhadrak district administration, two have been detected from Basudevpur and Dhamanagar Blocks in Bhadrak district with travel history to West Bengal, informed Bhadrak district administration in a tweet.

four persons infected with novel coronavirus are from Erabanka GP under Bari Block in Jajpur district.

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