Govt keeps close eye in Ganjam district.With eight deaths and 729 recoveries, Ganjam now has 351 active cases.

Berhampur town in Ganjam district will remain shutdown for four days starting on June 27 (Saturday) in view of rising COVID-19 positive cases, informed district collector Vijay Amruta Kulange on Thursday.

He said shutdown ordered from June 27 for 4 days to facilitate active tracing and surveillance amid rising COVID19 cases.

70 health teams have been formed for this.

Only essential services relating to health and milk distribution will continue during the period, said Kulange.

Since Odia migrants have returned to Ganjam in large numbers, the COVID-19 positive cases have increased, he added.

Government offices to be closed in Ganjam for 10 days

Administration ordered closure of all government offices in Odisha’s Ganjam district for 10 days from Wednesday due to rising threat of COVID-19 infection.

“We had to take this decision as our senior officers are getting affected,” Ganjam collector, Vijay Amruta Kulange tweeted. District administration has not yet provided any information about the officials, who have been tested positive. Yet according to sources, the positive officials include tehsildars and Bock Development Officers (BDO).

With 1,031 identified cases till Wednesday, Ganjam has reported highest number of positive cases in Odisha. As per the update provided on Wednesday, 76 new COVID-19 positive cases were detected in Ganjam on Tuesday. They included 14 frontline COVID-19 personnel and six returnees from outside the State. But the other 56 persons had got infected by coming in contact with positive persons.

As positive cases are on the rise in Berhampur city, Ganjam administration has launched Mission Zero Covid-19 in Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) area. As large number of persons returned from outside the State are staying in home quarantine, it has become an extreme necessity to undertake a health screening in the BeMC area, said Ganjam collector. The aim is to bring down community spread of the disease.Steady Spike In Corona Cases In Odisha’s Ganjam, Another 18 Corona Warriors Test Positive.Berhampur: Ganjam reported 57 new corona positive cases on Thursday, taking the district’s affected tally to 1088.

Eighteen among them are corona warriors – three from Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) limits, two each from Bhanjanagar, Chhatrapur and Sanakhemundi and one each Chikiti, Dharakote, Kukudahandi, Patrapur, Polsara, and Shergarh, Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange tweeted.

The positive cases with travel histor include four from Surat, three from Bengaluru and one each from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Mumbai. They are residents of Rangeilunda (4), Buguda (2), Digapahandi (2), Purushottam (1), and Shergarh (1).

The remaining 29 more are contact cases. These cases have been reported from KSNagar (8), BeMC (5), Banaganagar (4), Aska (3), Chikiti (2), Rangeilunda (2), Buguda (1), Hinjlicut (1), Patrapur (1), Purushottam (1) and Surada (1).All the affected have been shifted to the COVID hospital, the collector added.With eight deaths and 729 recoveries, Ganjam now has 351 active cases.