BREAKING: Two more test positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, tally at 44

Bhubaneswar: Number of COVID-19 cases in Odisha mounted to 44 as two more persons tested positive for the virus in the state, today.

They have been identified as a 51-year-old woman of Dhenkanal town and a 69-year-old man of Medinipur, West Bengal who was undergoing treatment at a Bhubaneswar-based private hospital. He was brought to the hospital from the neighbouring state in an ambulance.

2 new COVID-19 POSITIVE cases confirmed so far today.

1 Dhenkanal town case, female 51 years

1 patient of a Bhubaneswar based private hospital , male 69 years of Medinipur, WB. Brought in ambulance directly from WB. Further details will be released during daily press briefing.

— H & FW Dept Odisha (@HFWOdisha) April 9, 2020