Bhubaneswar: With thousands of migrant workers reaching Odisha, the state recorded the largest-ever jump in COVID patients Friday with the state tally reaching 270.
According to Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department of the state government, Ganjam reported a massive spike in COVID positive cases Friday taking the number of COVID-19 positives in the district to 71 making it the worst-affected district in the state. Meanwhile, Kendrapara reported five and Bhadrak three cases.
Most of the patients returned from Surat town in Gujarat and various places of West Bengal while one of them returned from Kerala.
That said, one person from Rourkela in Sundargarh district recovered and tested negative for the virus Friday taking the total recoveries in the state rose to 63, state Health & Family Welfare Department said.
4th Health Update, 8th May
24 New Positive Cases in Ganjam
(All Surat returnees)
Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done.— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 8, 2020
3rd Health Update, 8th May
One positive case in Bhadrak
33 yr Male
(Surat returnee)Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done.
Total Positive Case: 246
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 8, 2020
2nd Health Update, 8th May
Out of 19 New Positive Cases in Ganjam 18 are Surat Returnees and 'One' is Kerala Returnee.
Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done.
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 8, 2020
1st Health Update, 8th May.
19 Cases in Ganjam
All Male: 26, 45, 21, 38, 40, 33, 45, 31, 23, 47, 35,24, 30,18, 29, 57, 38, 31 & 58Two Cases in Bhadrak
21 & 41 MaleFive Cases in Kendrapara
All Male: 32, 33, 27 35 & 31All Surat returnees. Most are symptomatic.
Total: 245
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 8, 2020
According to state government data as of Friday evening, 270 people have so far been tested positive for COVID-19 in the state out of which 205 cases are active, 63 have recovered and two persons have died.