7 from CMC area test positive, admin starts screening of traders

Cuttack: Six persons who had come in contact with a Covid-infected person at Acharya Harihar regional cancer centre (AHRCC) tested positive for the virus in Cuttack district, which reported 32 cases in the last 24 hours. Out of them seven are from the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) area, including the six who came in contact with a positive person from AHRCC.
A 33-year-old woman from Kathagadasahi, a 52-year-old man from Thoriasahi, two women, aged 24 and 30, from Nuapatna, besides a 23-year-old man from Manglabag and another man (45) from Jagatpur tested positive for the virus in the CMC area.
Besides, a 40-year-old woman from Mahanadi Vihar (a family member of a former Covid patient) also tested positive. All the affected families have been asked to remain in home quarantine. Their swabs will be taken for testing.
“Further contact tracing and swab collection of suspected persons in the areas is going on. A team has been engaged to carry out the task. Regular sanitization of concerned areas is being carried out by our staff,” said Ananya Das, CMC commissioner.
In the CMC area, 46 people have so far tested positive for Covid-19, resulting in two deaths and 22 recoveries. The city now has 22 active cases.
The CMC, meanwhile, has started screening of traders at Malgodown and Chhatra Bazar on Wednesday to see if anyone has contracted the virus.
Teams comprising civic body officials, health experts and ASHA workers visited Malgodown and Chhatra Bazar area and undertook a screening of the traders. A total of 262 shops at Malgodown and Chhatra Bazar areas were visited by the teams. “The screening of the traders was done given their daily exposure to many people, from both within and outside the state, including those from Covid hotspots like Nashik and Kolkata,” the CMC commissioner said.