The total number of confirmed cases reached 54 in Odisha as four more persons were tested positive of COVID-19.<br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports, Odisha State Health department has revealed that as many as 3,551 samples have been tested in the state so far, out of which 3,497 were tested negative and 54 were tested positive. Two COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from the Sundargarh district. <br />''<br />''Sundargarh Collector and District Magistrate Nikhil Pavan Kalyan has ordered to seal the areas of Bisra block to ensure containment of the pandemic after the report came out. He said, "two positive cases were identified in the Bisra block. Both of them are currently in COVID hospital. Contact tracing and location mapping are going on. We have identified all the contacts and accordingly we will send all the samples for testing. The area where both the positive cases were identified is within a 700-meter area. So according to the protocol we have notified and declared that area as containment zone. Meanwhile, the door to door survey will be made. Surveillance with 25 teams around 1500 families are there and each household will be visited. We will ensure that travel history any contact with positive persons or any symptomatic aspects will be counted and accordingly all samples will be tested in the next 48 hours."<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the state government has started five sample collection centers that are operated from schools. People who are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic can visit these collection centers and submit their samples for testing. </span><br />