Bhubaneswar: As many as 34 persons tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday bringing the total number of infections so far in Odisha to 219, official data suggested.
This is the highest single-day rise in number of cases reported in the state.
According to Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department of the state government, while 24 of these 34 patients are from Ganjam, four are from Mayurbhanj, three from Khordha (Bhubaneswar), two from Balasore and one from Jagatsinghpur.
While the Jagatsinghpur patient recently returned from West Bengal, most others are Surat returnees.
“5th Health Update, 7th May. 7 new cases in Ganjam. 43 yr Male, 48 yr Male, 25 yr Male, 29 yr Male, 39 yr Male, 25 yr Male & 60 yr Male. (All Surat returnees. All symptomatic). Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done. Total Positive Case: 219,” the I&PR department tweeted.
5th Health Update, 7th May
7 new cases in Ganjam
43 yr Male, 48 yr Male, 25 yr Male, 29 yr Male, 39 yr Male, 25 yr Male & 60 yr Male.
(All Surat returnees. All symptomatic)
Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done.Total Positive Case: 219
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 7, 2020
4th Health Update, 7th May
Three positive cases in Bhubaneswar
M 36 yr Male, Mancheswar
M 34 yr Male, VSS Nagar
M 67 yr Male SuryanagarContact tracing and followup action is being done.
Total Case: 212
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 7, 2020
3rd Health Update, 7th May
One positive case in Jagatsinghpur
70 yr Male
(West Bengal returnee. Asymptomatic)2 positive cases in Balasore
26 yr Male & 29 yr Male
(Surat returnees. In quarantine. Asymptomatic)Total Positive Case: 209
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 7, 2020
2nd Health Update, 7th May
One New Positive in Mayurbhanj
35 yr Male(Surat returnee. In quarantine)
Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done.Total Positive Case: 206
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 7, 2020
First Health Update, 7th May
17 New positives in Ganjam
All male, Age: 27, 27, 20, 38, 23, 29, 50, 30, 29, 21, 43, 43, 39, 46, 18, 24 & One Female, 20 yrs
3 Positive cases in Mayurbhanj
All Male, Age: 21, 36 & 44(Surat returnees. In quarantine)
Total Positive Case: 205
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 7, 2020
According to state government data as of Thursday, 219 people have so far been tested positive for COVID-19 in the state out of which 155 cases are active, 62 have recovered and two persons have died.