Large indoor gatherings in Government and private offices in Bhubaneswar are fuelling the pandemic and spiking the coronavirus case numbers.
According to sources, over 266 officials of more than 15 Government offices including 7th Battalion and State Bank of India (main branch) have tested positive in the city so far.
While 70 personnel of the Commissionerate police have been infected with the virus, 35 each from Lok Seva and Kharavel Bhawan, 35 of Special Intelligence Office, 33 at Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), 25 at SBI Main Branch, 23 at Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) offices, 15 at Odisha Hydro Power Corporation, 15 at Bhubaneswar Sub Registrar Office and Sub-Collector Office, six at Odisha State Housing Board and four at State Legislative Assembly have tested positive for the virus.
Sources said that the employees of these Government offices frequently visit various places, come in contact with many people and attend several meetings. It is tough to ascertain the key source that transmitted the virus.
Not only Government offices the infections have spiralled in private offices also.
As many as 35 employees of the Swosti Premium Hotel, 28 from Tech Mahindra, 15 from Aditya Birla Fashion and 10 from the Hotel Crown have been infected in the city.