Odisha reports two new COVID-19 cases, total infections rise to three

Odisha reported two new COVID-19 cases, taking the state's total infections to three, with all cases detected in Ganjam district. Health officials said the patients are stable, urged people not to panic, and described the virus as causing influenza-like illness

Bhubaneswar: Two persons were found positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, raising the total number of infected to three, officials said on Thursday. All the three cases have been reported from the Ganjam district, they said. Director of Public Health Rabindranath Mishra said the two new patients are under home isolation and their condition is stable.

The other patient, a woman, is undergoing treatment at the MKCG Medical College Hospital in Berhampur, he said. “Her health condition is also stable. However, she has diabetes, hypertension and heart-related issues,” he added.

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Appealing to people not to panic, Mishra said, “It has become a common influenza-like disease, and the virus has become weak.” Health and Family Welfare Department Special Secretary Santosh Mishra had on Wednesday visited the Berhampur hospital, where the woman is undergoing treatment, and took stock of the situation.