Bhubaneswar: Bhadrak saw another Surat returnee testing positive for COVID-19 on Friday, taking Odisha’s tally to 246.
The I & PR department in a tweet identified him as a 33-year-old man.
3rd Health Update, 8th May
One positive case in Bhadrak
33 yr Male
(Surat returnee)Contact tracing and follow-up action is being done.
Total Positive Case: 246
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 8, 2020
Earlier in the day, the Bhadrak administration had revealed that two Surat returnees, one each from Dhamnagar block and Basudevpur municipality, had tested positive for the virus.
The district now has 12 active cases with 12 having recovered from the disease earlier.
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