18 districts affected with 219 positive cases while 37 are Surat returned
OdishaPlus Bureau
OdishaPlus Bureau: The outbreak of Coronavirus disease is on the rise in Odisha. One district after another is getting affected by the viral disease. To date, 18 districts with more than 200 people have been affected. This morning, 21 cases of Coronavirus disease were reported in Odisha.
100 cases in just 15 days
Coronavirus continues to flourish in Odisha. As of April 24, there were 100 cases of coronavirus. The fact that more than 200 cases have been reported between April 24 and May 7 has created fear among people. On March 15, the first corona patient was identified in Odisha. Then one by one came out the victims. However, the number of victims in Odisha was lower than in other states. It took a month and a half for the number of corona patients in Odisha to exceed 100. On April 24, the number of patients exceeded 100 after seven positive cases were reported in Jajpur district. On the day the 100 was crossed, the alarm rang for the entire state. This is because the virus has been detected from Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur, one after the other, due to patients with travel history to Kolkata. Within 15 days, the number of patients had risen to more than 200. The situation in Odisha is now said to be uncontrollable due to influx of migrants from Kolkata and Surat.
18 Districts Affected
As of the end of March and April, coronavirus affected had been reported in only 10 districts. Especially in Khordha, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Baleshwar, corona played terrorizer in chief. However, as the number of victims increased from the beginning of May, newer districts also came into the clutches of COVID19. Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Kendujhar, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Balangir and other districts were gradually affected. After 21 cases were reported in Ganjam district and four in Mayurbhanj and Jagatsinghpur districts, the number of COVID positive cases in Odisha has risen to more than 200 as per latest government figures.
Newer victims identified from Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Kendujhar were Kolkata returned while Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam and Mayurbhanj affected were Surat returned. The two victims, identified from Balangir, are said to have returned from Tamil Nadu. Alerts have also been issued for the remaining 12 districts after Corona touched 18 districts. Concern is being raised as new victims are being identified from new districts every day.
Districtwide Report
Till now, Odisha has 209 positive cases of COVID19 out of which 61 have recovered while one elderly man lost his life.
Khordha district was the worst affected. However, Jajpur is now at the forefront. The number of victims in Jajpur is 55, with 47 in Khordha, 27 in Baleshwar, 21 in Bhadrak, 12 in Sundergarh, 21 in Ganjam, 2 in Balangir, 2 in Jharsuguda, 2 in Kendujhar, 2 in Cuttack, 3 in Kendrapara, 2 in Kalahandi, 1 in Deogarh, 1 in Koraput, 1 in Dhenkanal and 1 in Puri, 5 from Jagatsinghpur and 4 from Mayurbhanj.
Bhubaneswar and 4 more Districts in Red Zone
The state government has placed four districts in the Red Zone, including the Bhubaneswar Metropolitan Corporation, in view of the victims. At first, Baleshwar, Bhadrak and Jajpur were in the Red Zone. However, the state government has declared the district a Red Zone as the number of victims in Ganjam is 21.
First Kolkata now Surat Returnees
From the last week of March to mid-April, there was talk of Nizamuddin Markaz attendees in Odisha. From which district and how many individuals did attend the Nizamuddin Markaz meeting was the headache for Odisha Government? Subsequently, the government et had requested all those who have returned from Nizamuddin to self register themselves with the government’s quarantine programme.
One by one, all Nizamuddin Markaz attendees came out after the government’s call. Their samples were tested after more than 50 Nizamuddin returnees were identified. Out of them, Cuttack, Puri, Jajpur and Sundargarh residents were affected by the coronavirus. Affected from Dhenkanal was reportedly in contact with Nizamuddin returned individual.
While all the discussion about Nizamuddin Markaz returnees were going on, the West Bengal returned individuals made the government lose sleep. The highest number of cases were reported in Jajpur, Bhadrak and Baleshwar after April 10. They appeared to be returning from West Bengal. The government tried to find out which districts had the people who came from West Bengal. The government even called on West Bengal returnees to register themselves. Many West Bengal returnees are still active in the state. Jajpur, Bhadrak and Baleshwar districts have been hit by one by one due to influx from WB.
After West Bengal, now Surat returnees have raised concerns in the state. Oriyas, who have settled in Surat, are already returning to their hometowns. People from Surat have come to Ganjam, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur and Bhadrak districts. They are now coming out COVID positive.
Only 37 Affected have Travel History to Surat
Of the patients identified in the last four days, 37 are Surat returned. One COVID positive case is from Tigiria in Cuttack while 21 from Ganjam, 4 from Jagatsinghpur and 4 from Mayurbhanj have been identified COVID positive.
So far, 39,765 Odias have returned from outside the state. They were placed in quarantine and sent for sample testing. Many more Odias are returning to Orissa. There is no doubt that the situation in Odisha could also be uncontrollable if more among them test positive.
