Bhubaneswar: Four more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Bhadrak on Friday, taking the affected tally in Odisha to 94.
The I& PR Department in a tweet identified them as four men aged 24, 29, 40 and 41. Two each from Tihidi and Dhamnagar blocks.
All four persons have travel history to West Bengal.
2nd Health Update, 24th April, 2020
Four New Positive Cases in Bhadrak
40 Yrs Male, 29 Yrs Male, 41 Yrs Male & 24 Yrs Male
Two each from Tihidi and Dhamnagar Blocks.
(All West Bengal Returnees)
Contact tracing and followup action is being done.
Total Positive Cases: 94
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) April 24, 2020
Earlier in the day, a 40-year-old man from Bhadrak district with travel history to West Bengal had tested positive for the virus. The affected tally in the district is now 16. With two patients having been cured, 14 are active.
The district along with Balasore and Jajpur is under 60-hour lockdown since last night.
