173 New COVID-19 Cases Reported In 24 Hours, Odisha’s Tally Reaches 2781

Bhubaneswar: As many as 173 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 2781 on Saturday.  This is the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 positive cases reported from the State so far.

Of the total positives, a highest 64 COVID-19 cases have been reported from Ganjam district, followed by 19 from Jajpur and 13 each from Cuttack and Mayurbhanj districts.

District-wise details of #Covid19 cases in #Odisha

1. Jajpur: 19
2. Khordha: 9
3. Jharsuguda: 1
4. Nayagarh: 7
5. Cuttack: 13
6. Mayurbhanj: 13
7. Bhadrak: 4
8. Kalahandi: 2
9. Ganjam: 64
10. Gajapati: 10
11. Bolangir: 11
12. Balasore: 11
13. Puri: 1
14. Nuapada: 8

(I&PR Dept)

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As per the Health and Family Welfare Department, the number of COVID-19 active cases now stands at 1167 in Odisha while 1604 persons have recuperated so far.

Out of the total 173 new COVID-19 cases, 150 cases have been reported from quarantine centres while 23 are local contact cases. 3611 RT PCR tests were conducted in the last 24 hours while the cumulative now stands at 172621.