Odisha registers 1068 new COVID19 cases, tally jumps to 29175

Bhubaneswar: The spread of coronavirus infection continues unabated in Odisha with the State registering 1068 new cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total case tally to 29175.

The State also recorded five more Covid-19 related deaths, taking the total number of fatalities to 159. The deaths were reported one each from Balasore, Puri, Ganjam, Kandhamal and Malkangiri districts.

#Odisha records 5 more deaths due to #Covid19. Toll rises to 159. Another #COVID positive person succumbs due to other health complications, informs State Health Dept

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The health department further informed that a two-year-old Covid positive girl of Bhadrak district died due to Congenital Heart Disease with Cardiac failure. The number of such deaths in the State now stand at 36.

#Odisha Health dept informs about the demise of a 2-year-old girl of #Bhadrak district due to congenital heart disease with cardiac failure. The child had tested positive for #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/qD3mUGCSS7

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Of the total positive cases, 662 were reported from quarantine centres while 406 are local contacts, according to the State information and public relations department.

Ganjam continued to remain the worst affected with 245 new cases followed by Khurda (194), Sundargarh (112), Gajapati (88), Koraput (66) and Cuttack (61).

Of the total 1068 new #Covid19 cases, 662 positives reported from quarantine centres while 406 are local contacts.

Ganjam logs the maximum of 245 cases while Khurda is next with 194 cases. Sundergarh reports a big surge of 112 cases.

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The active cases in the State now stand at 10,919 while 18,061 patients have so far recovered from the disease.