COVID-19 Claims 3 More Lives In Odisha, 595 New Cases Reported In 24 Hours

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is now facing enormous challenge owing to the steep rise in the number of COVID-19 positive cases and fatalities since July 1. The state’s COVID-19 tally reached 13121 on Sunday after 595 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

Apart from the new cases, three more persons succumbed to COVID-19 in Odisha. All the three deaths have been reported from Ganjam district. With this, the COVID-19 death toll in Odisha has reached 64.

#BREAKING #Odisha reports 595 new #COVID19 cases, total case tally rises to 13121

(State I&PR Dept) pic.twitter.com/bebU3BpUue

— OTV (@otvnews) July 12, 2020

As per Health and Family Welfare department, a 56-year-old male, a 50-year-old male and a 65-year-old male COVID-19 patients have died while undergoing treatment.

Two other COVID positives- 50-year-old male from Khurda and a 57-year-old from Bhubaneswar-died due to head injury and actute encephalomyelitis, health department tweeted. The non-COVID death toll in the State now stands at 20.

#Odisha health department shares details of 3 #COVID19 & 2 non Covid deaths reported in last 24 hours https://t.co/GFt37kKvb3 pic.twitter.com/imWMkvO9Vo

— OTV (@otvnews) July 12, 2020

Of the latest cases, a highest 230 COVID-19 cases have been reported from Ganjam district, followed 97 from Jajpur, 76 from Khurda, 44 from Koraput, 36 from Malkangiri, 20 from Gajapati, 14 from Mayurbhanj and 11 each cases from Cuttack, Balasore and Bhadrak districts.

Of the total 595 new #COVID19 cases, 394 cases reported from quarantine centres while 201 are local contacts. Ganjam reports highest 230 cases

District-wise breakup of new #coronavirus cases 👇 pic.twitter.com/Mk9q2OZ9QN

— OTV (@otvnews) July 12, 2020

(Edited By Ramakant Biswas)

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