3 more test positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, total count 103

Bhubaneswar, Apr 26 () Three more persons,including a woman, tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha,taking the total number of such cases in the state to 103 onSunday, officials said.

All three cases -- a 57-year-old woman and two menaged 23 and 60 years -- were reported from Rourkela inSundargarh district, the Information and Public Relationsdepartment said, adding that contact-tracing and otherfollow-up action were underway.

According to officials, two of them had come in closecontact with another COVID-19 patient, officials said.

Altogether 2,217 samples were tested for COVID-19 onApril 25, the officials said.

Of the state's 103 COVID-19 patients, 68 are activecases and 34 have recovered. A 72-year-old man fromBhubaneswar died due to the disease on April 6.

Khurda district, of which Bhubaneswar is a part, hasreported the maximum number of cases at 46, followed by Jajpurat 18, Bhadrak at 16, Balasore at 10 and six in Sundargarh.

A total of 22,815 samples have been examined till themidnight of April 25 in eight laboratories, an official said.

The state government had imposed a 60-hour completeshutdown since 10 pm on Thursday in Bhadrak, Jajpur andBalasore, in the wake of the sudden spike in coronavirus casesin the three districts.

Together, the three districts accounted for 34 COVID-19 cases earlier in the week. AAM SKNRMS RMS