Odisha: Berhampur accounts for one-third of Ganjam’s active positive cases
BERHAMPUR: Around one-third of active cases and deaths in Ganjam
district so far has been reported from Berhampur, the biggest
commercial hub in southern . Till Friday, accounted for
560 active positive cases and 85 deaths, while the district’s total active
caseload and toll stood at 1668 and 262, respectively.
“Since Berhampur is the main wholesale market and medical hub in
southern Odisha, people from other areas visit here daily, which is one
of the reasons for the ,” said
(BeMC) commissioner Sudheswar Baliram Bondare. Besides,
there’s movement of people to and from states like Andhra Pradesh
which is another reason for the virus spread. “Not just Berhampur, such
problems are being faced by almost all the urban bodies across the
country,” Bondare said
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