Karnataka And Odisha Report New Cases On March 16

On March 16, Odisha reported its first confirmed case on March 16, after a 33-year-old researcher returned from Italy and tested positive. He has been admitted to Capital Hospital and is stable according to officials. 

In Karnataka, the daughter of the 76-year-old who died due to co-morbidities along with COVID-19 tested positive taking the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 7.