Bhubaneswar: Odisha has reported 46 new corona positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the affected tally to 437.
According to the I & PR Department, the number rose from 391 (till 9 am on Monday) to 437 (till 9 am on Tuesday). Among these, 42 cases were detected at quarantine centres and two in a containment zone.
These cases have been reported from Ganjam (21), Balasore (15), Jajpur (4), Sundargarh (2) and one each in Boudh, Cuttack, Puri and Mayurbhanj.
Positive Cases till yesterday 9 am: 391
Positive Cases till today 9 am: 437
New Positives: 46
In Quarantine Centres: 42
Containment Zone: 2
Others:201 positive in Boudh
01 positive in Cuttack
01 positive in Puri
01 positive in Mayurbhanj
21 positives in Ganjam
Surat returnees— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 12, 2020
The positive cases include 38 Surat returnees and four with travel history to West Bengal.
Two positives in Sundergarh
Rourkela Containment Zone15 Positives in Balasore
(13 Surat Returnees, one WB returnee)04 positives in Jajpur
(3 West Bengal Returnees)— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 12, 2020
With 3 deaths and 85 recoveries, Odisha now has 349 active cases.
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Notably, 80 per cent of the total cases in Odisha have been reported from Ganjam (157), Jajpur (64), Balasore (57), Khurda (50) and Bhadrak (31). This will have a major bearing on any decision on further relaxation or continuation of existing lockdown restrictions in these five districts.
