Three More From Bhubaneswar Test Corona Positive; Odisha’s Count 212

Bhubaneswar: Almost after a week’s gap, three persons tested corona positive in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, taking the affected tally in Odisha to 212.

The I & PR Department in a tweet identified them as a 36-year-old man from Mancheswar, 34-year-old-man from VSS Nagar and 67-year-old  from Surya Nagar.

Contact tracing and follow-up action are being carried out, it added.

Surya Nagar had earlier reported seven cases and was also declared a containment zone for active surveillance and contract tracing.

The last positive case in the Odisha capital was reported on April 28 after a gap of 14 days and the 77-year-old from Madhusudan Nagar had died of COVID-19 on Tuesday (May 5). With  two deaths and 32 having recovered from the disease, Bhubaneswar now has 16 active cases.

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