Bhubaneswar: Among the seven persons, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, five are from Bhadrak and two from Balasore, the I & PR Department tweeted on Monday.
7 New Positive Cases of #Covid19 found in #Odisha
5 new Positive Cases From Bhadrak.
2 new Positive Cases From Balasore.
Total no of cases detected: 68
Contact tracing and follow up action is being done.
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) April 20, 2020
Contact tracing and follow-up action are being carried out, it added.
While Bhadrak had earlier reported three positive cases and two among them were cured, one person from Balasore had earlier contracted the virus.
With these, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Odisha has gone up to 68. With 24 having recovered from the disease and one death, the active cases count in the state is 43.
