COVID-19: 25 students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology in Odisha test positive Official sources said all the affected students belonged to one hostel and one of them has been admitted to the COVID-19 hospital at the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Share Via Email | A+A A- By Express News Service SAMBALPUR: Amid concern over the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in several states, at least 25 engineering students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla have tested positive for the virus in the last two days. Official sources said all the affected students belonged to one hostel and one of them has been admitted to the COVID-19 hospital at the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla, for treatment. Fifteen others asymptomatic students have been isolated in a separate hostel building.