Odisha Records 1499 New COVID-19 Cases, Death Toll Rises To 177

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continues to witness a steep rise in the coronavirus curve with the detection of 1499 new cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the COVID-19 tally in the State reached 31877 on Friday. This apart, 8 more positive patients have succumbed to the virus.

#COVID death toll in #Odisha rises to 177 with 8 more patients succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours, informs Health Dept.

One other #Covid19 positive patient also died due to other co-morbidities. pic.twitter.com/Ac4a8FpyeF

— OTV (@otvnews) July 31, 2020

Since July 22, Odisha has reported single-day cases in four digits with the biggest spike of 1594 positives on July 24.

As per information shared by I&PR department, maximum new cases were reported from Ganjam district (368), followed by Khurda (214), Gajapati (97), Dhenkanal (92), Koraput (81) and Sundergarh (75).

#COVID surge: Record 14,335 new tests conducted in last 24 hours in #Odisha. Cumulative tests rise to 514573.

Dhenkanal reports a big spike of 92 cases. Other district-wise positive cases👇 pic.twitter.com/EK63TplNbp

— OTV (@otvnews) July 31, 2020

Latest reports indicate that Ganjam district's COVID tally has breached 10,000-mark, while total coronavirus infections zoomed past 4K-mark in Khurda district.

The total recoveries stand at 19745 while active case count is 11,918. The State health authorities conducted 14,335 new tests on Thursday, taking cumulative tests to 5,14,573.

State H&FW department shares details of 8 new COVID deaths:

Details of 8 new #COVID deaths in #Odisha

81-YO male of Ganjam
82-YO female of Nayagarh
58-YO female of Gajapati
52-YO male of Sundargarh
45-YO male of Ganjam
73-YO male of Ganjam
79-YO male of Khordha
49-YO male of Ganjam

Toll rises to 177.

(H&FW Dept) pic.twitter.com/RrDerWyz3q

— OTV (@otvnews) July 31, 2020

A 12-year-old positive patient also died due to other co-morbidities.

A 12-year-old girl of Keonjhar district who was tested positive for #COVID19 passed away due to Acute Peritonitis, informs #Odisha H&FW dept. pic.twitter.com/DqaQdJcJBw

— OTV (@otvnews) July 31, 2020

Despite a sharp increase in positive cases this month, the COVID-19 case fatality rate (CFR) in Odisha is third-lowest in the country, informed Health Ministry yesterday.