64 School students get affected by COVID-19 in Rayagada, in there Hostels.

 Odisha: Massive cases of Covid-19 in Odisha and 64 positive cases from a hostel in Rayagada. Cases that come from Rayagada are reportedly school students.

However, so far, there is no official confirmation whether all the Covid cases reported from Rayagada are school students.

In accurate detail, nearly 250 inmates of Anwesha Hostel at Kotlaguda were undergone RT-PCR test by the Health Department on May 4. Among them, 44 are found positive.

The hostel Administrator says that "All of them are asymptomatic and have been kept in isolation. All precautionary measures are being taken by the authorities to prevent further spread of the virus"

After getting the information District Welfare Officer visited and take their action according to the situation.

On another side other 20 positive case comes from another hostel, studying at Hatamuniguda Government High School.