Six COVID-19 Cases Today, 2 Odisha Districts Turning Into Hotspots

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.

Odisha now has 55 active cases, with 33 persons having been fully cured of the disease and one death.