5 more test COVID-19 positive in Odisha

April 21, 2020 Health & Fitness

Bhubaneswar: Five more persons tested positive for novel coronavirus in Odisha on Tuesday, taking the total number of positive cases to 79 in the state, said the health department.

All five cases have been reported from Balasore district, neighbouring West Bengal. They are all close relatives of previous positive cases.

First Health Update of 21st April, 2020

5 New Positive Cases Found in Balasore.

Total No of Positive Cases: 79

(All Close Relatives of previous positive case.)

34 Yrs Female, 38 Yrs Male, 12 Yrs Male, 34 Yrs Female & 26 yrs Male.
— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) April 21, 2020

Notably, two COVID-19 cases including a two-year-old child were also reported from Balasore district on Monday.

With this, the number of active cases in the state now stands at 53 while 25 persons have been cured of the disease. A 72-year-old man from Bhubaneswar died of the coronavirus infection.