Bhubaneswar: 13 more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, today. All of them belong to the Kendrapada district.
The official Twitter handle of Kendrapada Collector posted the update. The tweet said that all the fresh cases are Surat returnees and were living in quarantine centres of Mahakalpara, Kendrapara and Kanika block. They have had no interaction with the public and have now been shifted to COVID hospital.
13 new cases have been identified today in kendrapara district. All Surat returnees living in quarantine centres of Mahakalpara, kendrapara and kanika block… they have no interaction with public. They have been shifted to hospital. No need to panic
— Collector Kendrapara???????? (@dmkendrapara) May 14, 2020
The total count in the State has moved to 624, while there are 478 active cases of COVID-19 in the State now.