Cuttack: As many as 12 students of a +2 science private college in Odisha's Cuttack city have tested positive for COVID-19, reports said.

The students have been placed under quarantine in the college hostel by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC).

They had undergone antigen test after developing COVID-19 symptoms. The CMC has initiated contact tracing in this connection.

Notably, five students of a private educational institution in Tangi area had contracted the virus recently.