Puri: Puri district has been witnessing a faster spike in COVID-19 infections with 237 new cases being detected over the last 24 hours.
Puri Collector Balwant Singh Saturday sought the cooperation of local denizens to fight out the deadly virus.
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It was reported that most of the positive cases were from Puri municipal area. “COVID-19 positive cases include people who are government employees, police officials, servitors and even residents. Almost 75% of infected people have recovered,” said Singh.
“Our fight against the virus is far from over. We need to continue to be careful and strictly follow the COVID-19 guidelines. I urge you all to wear face masks when going out and maintain hand hygiene at all times. If you start showing any symptom similar to COVID-19 or as soon as you know that you have come in contact with a positive patient, inform local health officials,” he added.
PNN