The number of Covid-19 cases reported in the State rose to 60 when five more persons tested positive for the virus on Tuesday. Of the five fresh cases, four are from Bhubaneswar and one is from Jajpur district.
The new cases include a 50-year-old male from Jharpada (case no. 57), who is suspected to have come in contact with case number 42. His travel history said he generally stayed at home between March 22 and April 13 but undertook occasional visits to near the Ganesh Mandap, Reliance Fresh (near over-bridge), Bomikhal and Rasulgarh markets to purchase groceries and vegetables.
The other three persons (a 51-year-old man, a 70-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman) are from the Bomikhal area of the city.
The travel history of the woman (case no. 58) said she remained at home in the Babylon Apartment in Jaya Durga Nagar of Bomikhal from March 22 to April 13; her symptomatic sample was collected from containment one during surveillance on April 5. On Tuesday, she was shifted to the KIMS COVID Hospital in the city.
Case no. 59, the 70-year male also stayed in the Babylon Apartment from March 22 to April 14. His sample was collected on Tuesday. After testing positive, he was hospitalised on the day.
The COVID-19 case-56 is a 61-year-old resident of Jafarpur in Jajpur district with a recent travel history to Kolkata. He was in home quarantine since his return. After his samples were tested positive, he was shifted to the Ashwini Hospital in Cuttack. This is the second case reported from Jajpur district. Some areas of Sanatrilochanpur and Saipur have been declared containment zones, said Jajpur Collector Ranjan Kumar Das on Tuesday.
Out of the total 60 cases reported so far in the State, the number of active cases is 41 while 18 patients are cured and discharged from hospitals and only one person has died of the disease.