Odisha: Doctor tests positive for COVID 19

Written by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2020-05-28T09:00:10+05:30 | Updated On 28 May 2020 9:00 AM IST

Odisha: Doctor tests positive for COVID 19

Cuttack - For the first time in Odisha, a doctor has tested positive for coronavirus infection here, a senior official said here on Tuesday.

The doctor was shifted to a designated COVID-19 hospital in the city, the Commissioner of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), Ananya Das, said.

Das said that the doctor went to a relatives place in Kendrapara district recently, and after returning to the city on May 18, he complained of fever, cough and cold.

"His swab samples were sent for COVID-19 testing and the reports came on Monday, showing he was coronavirus positive," Das said.

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Source : PTI

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