Bhubaneswar: Balasore reported three COVID-19 positive cases on Tuesday, taking the affected tally in the district to 24.
A 50-year-old woman and 26-year-old man with travel history to West Bengal were earlier detected with the infection.
The third positive case is a 40-year-old woman admitted to a hospital, the I & PR department said in a tweet.
4th Health Update, 5th May
One New Positive Case in Balasore
40 yr Female
Admitted in hospitalContact tracing and follow-up action is being done.
Total Positive Case: 175
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 5, 2020
With this, the number of positive cases in Odisha rose to 175. The virus has so far claimed one life while 60 persons have been fully cured.