13 Hostel Inmates Test COVID-19 Positive In Odisha’s Cuttack; Checks Details

Cuttack: At least 13 inmates of a boys hostel of a private educational institution at Bamphakuda in Odisha’s Cuttack have tested positive for COVID-19. The institute falls under ward No. 59 of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC).

Fifty-six hostel inmates had undergone Rapid Antigen Test after showing COVID-19 symptoms. Of them, 13 samples tested positive. All students of the institution will undergo RT-PCR test on Thursday, informed Cuttack district COVID-19 nodal officer Umesh Ray.

Meanwhile, Odisha reported 31 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 2 cases in the 0-18 age group.

According to the I&PR Department, 18 fresh cases are from quarantine and 13 local contacts.

Here’s the district-wise figures of cases:

Cuttack: 16

Jharsuguda: 1

Khurda: 10

Puri: 1

Three cases are from the state pool.

With 10,522 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) stood at 0.29%.

Odisha has 127 active cases as of Thursday.