Bhubaneswar: Eleven more persons were confirmed to be positive for coronavirus on late Friday evening, taking the total number of such cases in Odisha to 20.
This increased the total confirmed COVID-19 patients on Friday alone to 15. Earlier in the day, four cases, comprising three in Bomikhal area of the state capital and one in Cuttack, were detected.
The new cases confirmed by the Health and Family Welfare department are :
- Seven close contacts of Surya Nagar case including wife, daughter and tenants
- One in Puri
- One in Jajpur
- Two in Bhadrak
With one patient in Cuttack and three in Bhubaneswar’s Bomikhal area being detected earlier in the day, Odisha has reported 15 positive cases on a single day.
The first two COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from the hospitals, where they were undergoing treatment.
