Coronavirus infection continued to spread further in Ganjam district with 76 more persons testing positive on Sunday. Among the infected were 17 Covid warriors.
The 17 frontline workers found positive included six from Aska, one from the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) area, four from Bhanjanagar, one from Dharakote, three from KS Nagar and two from Polasara.
Three new positive cases have travel history to Mumbai, Srikakulam and Madhya Pradesh. These persons are from Purusottampur, Chattrapur and Bellaguntha areas, respectively.
Out of the new cases, 56 are local contacts linked with previous positive cases. Three local cases were reported from Aska, two from Bellaguntha, six from BeMC, one from Bhanjanagar, four from Buguda, nie from Chattrapur, one from Dharakote, two from Digapahandi, three from Hinjili, 10 from KS Nagar, one from Khalikote, one from Kukudahandi, four from Patrapur, five from Polasara, two from Purusottampur and two from Sanakhemundi.
All the patients were shifted to Covid Hospitals by the district administration.
With the 76 cases on Sunday, the district’s total surged to 1,271 with 403 active and 859 recovered cases. However, nine patients have succumbed to the disease so far.
Meanwhile, six localities in Brahmapur city were on Sunday sealed and declared as containment zones to stop spread of the virus.
The localities are Sahu Colony in Ward No. 4, Bhaba Nagar 4th lane, Tulasi Nagar 6th lane, Bank Colony 1st lane near AIR Office, Gandhi Nagar 4th lane and Burma Colony.
The areas were sealed on the basis of inputs received by the BeMC from special teams formed for health screening.
A few symptomatic people were found in the area during the special screening drive undertaken by the rapid response teams, official sources said.