Odisha witnesses spike in new cases

Odisha witnessed the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on April 5 with 18 new people testing positive. Now, the State’s cases have jumped to 39 from April 4’s tally of 21. The capital city of Bhubaneswar is the hotspot in Odisha as all Sunday’s 18 cases were reported from here. Of the 39 total cases, 32 are from Bhubaneswar. Moreover, 15 of Sunday’s cases belonged to Bomikhal area which has been sealed. Earlier, three siblings had tested positive. The government had said that the siblings’ father, who lived in Bhopal, had also tested positive.