43 Corona Warriors test positive in this Odisha district

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jul 1, 2020 at 5:39 PM

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Berhampur: Of the 102 COVID-19 cases reported Odisha’s Ganjam district in the last 24 hours, 43 are Corona Warriors from different fields, informed the district administration today.

Of the 43 Corona Warrior,16 belong to Aska area, four from Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) area, one each from Bhanjanagar, Chhatrapur, Jagannath Prasad, Kabisuryanagar and Chikiti and seven each from Dharakote and Kukudahandi and four from Rengeilunda.

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Besides, 57 cases are local contacts,who had come in active contact with previous positive cases. The local contacts include 22 from Kabisuryanagar, six from Aska, four from BeMC area and three each from Bhanjanagar, Bellaguntha, Dharakote and Kukudahandi.

The remaining two cases have travel history of Surat and Bangalore.

With the new cases, the district’s total tally rose to 1472, including 465 active cases. However, 993 patients have so far recovered while 14 succumbed to the virus.