BREAKING: 3 from Bhadrak test positive for COVID-19, Odisha tally at 82

Bhubaneswar: As many as three persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha yesterday taking the tally to 82, Health & Family Welfare Department sources said today.

The three persons are from Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district and have travel history to Kolkata, informed district administration.

A record number of 2027 RT PCR tests were conducted yesterday in the state, the department said in a tweet. A total of 13775 such tests have been done in Odisha so far.

Here’s the tally of Bhadrak district so far:

• Positive cases- 11.
• Active cases- 9.
• Recovered- 2.

Record number of RTPCR tests were conducted yesterday.

Total: 2027
RMRC: 1234
AIIMS: 77
SCB: 378
MKCG: 41
VIMSAR: 33
ILS: 192
IGH: 51
Apollo: 21
We appreciate the dedication and hard work of all the microbiologists, technicians and other support staff of these laboratories.

— H & FW Dept Odisha (@HFWOdisha) April 22, 2020

With this, the number of active cases in the state stood at 51 while 30 persons have recovered.