Cuttack: 28 students of SCB College of Nursing test COVID positive

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jan 9, 2022 at 11:19 AM

Cuttack: As many as 28 students of SCB College of Nursing in Odisha’s Cuttack city have tested positive for COVID-19 during the last two days, informed Principal Bijayalaxmi Das today.

All of the infectees are hostel boarders of the college. They have been kept in isolation at the hostel, the principal said.

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Efforts are underway to shift them to a different place, she added.

Odisha today registered another massive spike in COVID-19 cases as 4714 more persons, including 416 children below 18 years of age, tested positive for the virus in the state during the last 24 hours.

Out of the 4714 cases, 2755 were detected in quarantine while 1959 are local contact cases.

Khurda district reported highest 1619 fresh infections, followed by Sundargarh (662) and Sambalpur (437).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 1070869 with 16117 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.

1. Angul: 22
2. Balasore: 123
3. Bargarh: 56
4. Bhadrak: 7
5. Balangir: 99
6. Boudh: 6
7. Cuttack: 360
8. Deogarh: 36
9. Dhenkanal: 9
10. Gajapati: 32
11. Ganjam: 70
12. Jagatsinghpur: 63
13. Jajpur: 83
14. Jharsuguda: 154
15. Kalahandi: 15
16. Kandhamal: 13
17. Kendrapara: 10
18. Keonjhar: 43
19. Khurda: 1619
20. Koraput: 65
21. Malkangiri: 3
22. Mayurbhanj: 113
23. Nabarangpur: 37
24. Nayagarh: 34
25. Nuapada: 32
26. Puri: 119
27. Rayagada: 31
28. Sambalpur: 437
29. Sonepur: 46
30. Sundargarh: 662
31. State Pool: 315