TNI Bureau: As per the Health Department’s website, one more COVID-19 positive case has been added to the list, taking the tally in Odisha to 56.

The 56th COVID-19 patient is a 60-year-old man from Sana Triolochanpur village in Jafarpur Panchayat of Jajpur district and recently returned from Kolkata. He got admitted to Ashwini COVID-19 Hospital in Cuttack. It takes the number of COVID-19 positive cases in Jajpur to 2.

As per the website, 564 samples were tested yesterday – highest single-day testing in Odisha. As one COVID +Ve case was reported from Bomikhal, Bhubaneswar during the day time yesterday, we can conclude that two positive cases were detected on Monday.

Further details awaited. To be updated here.

Testing Data in Odisha (As on 13th April):

? Samples Tested – 4,734
? Samples Negative – 4,678
? Samples Positive – 56