Bhubaneswar: Fifty-three Middle School Girls Assisted by the Government in Sundaragarh Odisha Regency and 22 MBBS Veer Students Surendra Sai Institute of Medical and Research (Vimsar), Burla in Sambalpur was tested positive for Covid-19 in the last three days, a health official said.
The calculation of the Coronavirus state rose to 10,47,386 on Tuesday as 212 more people, including 70 children, tested positive infections; While two fresh fatalities encouraged the death toll to 8,396, he said.
“The girls have been isolated and special provisions have been made for their care.
Their health conditions are normal, while educational institutions have been closed for a week,” said Sister Petrica, St.
Principal.
Merry Girls, said.
Infected students are studying in class 8, 9 and 10, and tested for Covid-19 after most of them showed cold and cough symptoms, he said, adding that the district administration and health authorities have been told about it.
Students of 22 Mbbs Vimsar, Burla has been treated at Covid Hospital.
The authority suspects that infection might spread from the annual function of the Institute held recently.
They have held an urgent meeting of the situation that applies on campus.
Although there has been a significant decrease in the spread of infection in Odisha, sudden bursts in cases in the Western District of Sundargarh and Sambalpur are causes of concern, said Health experts Dr.
Narayan Mishra.
Of the 212 new cases registered in the country, 123 reported in quarantine centers, while 89 remaining infections were detected during contacts.
Fourteen of 30 districts do not record new cases.
The infection rate among the age group 0-18 reached 33.01 percent of 19.88 percent the previous day.
Khurda Regency, where Bhubaneswar fell, registered the highest number of cases at 90 followed by Sundargarh (39) and Mayurbhanj (13).
The state has registered 171 cases on Monday, 205 on Sunday, 239 on Saturdays, and 242 on Friday.
The two new deaths were reported at Khurda.
Fifty-three other patients have died because of comorbidity so far.
The state now has 2,191 active cases, while 10,36,746 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 245 in the last 24 hours.
Odisha has tested more than 2.33 crore samples for Covid-19 to date, including 48,143 on Monday.
The country’s cumulative ponytity reached 4.48 percent while the daily test level of testing was at 0.44 percent.
More than 1.45 crore people have been fully vaccinated so far.