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Another Odisha MLA Tests COVID-19 Positive

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OB Bureau

Pottangi: Another legislator from Odisha has tested positive for COVID-19.

In a Facebook post, Pottangi MLA Pitam Padhi on Tuesday informed that he went for COVID-19 test on Monday after developing symptoms and the test report confirmed that he had contacted the virus.

The MLA further said that he was under home isolation and requested all those who had come in contact with him in the last few days to undergo COVID-19 test.

Earlier, Rural Development Minister Susanta Singh, Bhubaneswar (Central) MLA Ananta Narayan Jena, Nilagiri MLA Sukanta Nayak, Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Polsara MLA Srikant Sahu, Remuna MLA Sudhansu Sekhar Parida, Salepur MLA Prasant Behera, BJP MP from Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency Suresh Pujari, Bhadrak MLA Sanjib Mallick and Bhadrak MP Manjulata Mandal had tested positive positive for the virus.

 

OB Bureau

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