Rourkela

Odisha: COVID-19 Cases Surge To 10 At NIT-Rourkela

Bhubaneswar: Seven more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the NIT Rourkela campus.

Those positive have been identified as families of two professors, stated sources.

The families, comprising three and four members, had gone on a vacation to West Bengal and returned on Sunday. They underwent  COVID test and their reports which came out on Monday, showed them to be positive. Four of them are adults and three are children, stated official sources.

Since they are faculty, they reside on the campus and are undergoing home quarantine, official sources added.

Earlier in the day, three students of the institute had tested positive for COVID-19. The authorities informed that the students are two boys and a girl. They are in isolation and in stable condition, they said.

OB Bureau
Share
Published by
OB Bureau

Recent Posts

From April 2026, Income Tax Dept Will Have Authority To Check Social Media, Emails To Probe Evasions

New Delhi: In a major reform, the Income Tax Department will have the authority to check… Read More

6 hours ago

Day Temp Soars To 39ºC As Odisha Sees Early Onset Of Summer; 9 Places Record Over 37ºC

Bhubaneswar: The day temperature touched 39 degree Celsius on Tuesday even before the onset of… Read More

6 hours ago

Odisha Shuttlers Pragati & Vishakha To Represent India In Junior German Open

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s talented badminton players Pragati Parida and Vishakha Toppo have been selected to represent… Read More

6 hours ago

When Katrina Kaif Had A Problem With Neil Nitin Mukesh’s Complexion

Mumbai: Actors Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh’s on-screen chemistry in ‘New York’ was loved… Read More

6 hours ago

Champions Trophy: Chase-Master Virat Kohli (84) Does It Again As India Break Aussie Jinx

Dubai: Team India broke a jinx by overcoming Australia and marching into the Champions Trophy… Read More

6 hours ago

Man Beheads Elderly Father For Refusing Rs 10 To Buy Gutkha In Odisha

Mayurbhanj: A 40-year-old man on Tuesday surrendered before police in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district after allegedly… Read More

7 hours ago