Bhubaneswar: Two more corona positive cases were detected in Balasore district on Thursday, taking the affected tally in Odisha to 89.
The I & PR Department identified them as a 55-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man. They are contacts of a COVID-19 patient, it said.
Balasore now has 10 positive cases. All these cases have been reported in the last one week.
Earlier in the day, Jajpur district had seen four positive cases. They are family members of earlier COVID-19 patients, who had returned from West Bengal.
2nd Health Update, 23rd April, 2020
Two New Positive Cases in Balasore.
55 Yrs Female & 36 Yrs MaleBoth contacts of earlier positive case.
Contact tracing and followup action is being done.
Total Positive Case: 89
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) April 23, 2020
Odisha now has 55 active cases, with 33 persons having been fully cured of the disease and one death.
