Bhubaneswar, April 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha reported eight more positive cases for coronavirus on Monday, taking the state's total tally to 111.
While six people tested COVID-19 positive from Balasore, one each from Koraput and Jajpur districts.
In Koraput, a 22-year-old staff nurse, who had returned from Kolkata on April 14 to join duty, tested positive for coronavirus. He was quarantined and tested due to travel history. He has not joined work, informed the Information and Public Relations Department.
In Jajpur, a 34-year-old male returnee from West Bengal in Basudevpur tested positive.
According to the Health and Family Welfare department, contact tracing and follow-up action is already underway.
A 32-year-old male (West Bengal returnee) and five others identified as a 55-year-old woman, a 22-year-old woman, a 23-year-old woman, a 29-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man of containment zone in Balasore district have been detected as COVID-19 positive.
The number of active cases in Odisha stands at 75 with 37 patients recovering from the disease so far.
Source: IANS
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