The number of Covid-19 cases in the State rose to 103 as nine more persons tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday.
While three more positive cases were reported from Sundargarh district, six more persons were tested positive in Jajpur district, said the Health and Family Welfare Department.
The three persons found positive in Sundargarh district are all of Rourkela city. The fresh cases were identified as a 23-year-old youth, a 60-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman. While two of them are confirmed close contacts of an earlier positive case, one is a suspected contact. With this, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the district rose to six, out of which three have recovered.
Earlier in the day, six more positive cases were detected in Jajpur district. While four of them are of Katikata under Dasarathapur block, one each is from Mohanty Patna under Malikapur panchayat and Birajpur. All of them have a recent travel history to West Bengal
With this, the number of active cases in the State climbed to 68.
A total of 2,217 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the State on Saturday while nine persons (six from Jajpur and three from Sundargarh) tested positive for the virus.