COVID-19 spreads to 3 more districts in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 29 (IANS) The number of COVID-19 cases in Odisha rose to 122 as three more districts reported new cases on Wednesday.

Three persons have tested COVID-19 positive in Jharsuguda, Keonjhar and Deogarh districts, said the Information and Public Relations department.

The three persons have been identified as a 60-year-old man of Panchapalli in Keonjhar, a 34-year-old man of Basudevpur in Deogarh and a 18-year-old girl of Brajrajnagar in Jharsuguda, said the department.

All of them are West Bengal returnees and asymptomatic. They were placed under quarantine.

Earlier on Wednesday, Bhubaneswar reported one more Covid-19 positive case increasing the total positive cases to 47 in the capital city.

With this, the number of active cases in the state mounted to 83 while 38 patients have recovered so far. One person from Bhubaneswar died of the disease.

–IANS

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