Berhampur: Ten more corona positive cases were detected in Ganjam district on Wednesday, taking the affected tally in the district 369.
Earlier in the day, I & PR department had shared details about eight of the 10 new patients. Six among them were identified as Surat returnees and two local contacts.
In the evening, Ganjam SP Brijesh Kumar Rai took to his official Twitter handle to inform about two home guards of Polasara police station testing positive for the virus.
Two home guards as our frontline worriers of Polasara PS who wr engaged in duty at Jagannathpur railway station & TMCs r detected COVID19 positive & they hv bn undergoing treatment in Parala Maharaja COVID Hospital & TATA COVID Hospital, Sitalapali.Wishing them for quick recovery
— SP GANJAM (@sp_ganjam) May 27, 2020
They were engaged at Jagannathpur railway station and temporary medical camps. They have been undergoing treatment at Parala Maharaja COVID Hospital and TATA COVID Hospital, Sitalapali, the tweet added.
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