Bhubaneswar: The total number of positive coronavirus cases in Odisha increased to 148 Friday. In an update on the prevailing coronavirus situation in the state, the I & PR Department said that three new positive cases have been reported from Jajpur district.
Earlier in the day, two positive coronavirus cases emerged from Bolangir district while another one was found in Balasore district.
New cases in Jajpur
All the three new cases in Jajpur district have been found in containment zone areas. One is a 55-year-old male from Birajapur village while the other is a 75-year-old woman belonging to Katikata village. The person from Birajapur village has a recent travel history to Kolkata. The old woman is known to the male person and had come in contact with him recently.
The third person to have been bit by the virus in Jajpur district is a 30-year-old male belonging to Beherapatana village. He also had travelled to Kolkata recently.
2 test positive for coronavirus in Bolangir
Earlier two persons, a 22-year-old male and an 18-year-old male belonging to Lekharia village in Bolangir district tested positive for the virus, the I & PR Deaprtment, government of Odisha said in a tweet. It said the two had returned from Tamil Nadu. The I&PR Department also said that contact tracing is being done to ascertain others the two affected may have met.
Balasore case details
Prior to the cases found in Bolangir a 58-year-old male from Balasore district tested positive for the virus. The man has a travel history of visiting Kolkata in West Bengal in the recent past. Administrative officials in Balasore district said that efforts are being made to trace persons the man had come in contact with since his return from Kolkata.
PNN