Odisha Reports 325 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 More Fatalities

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 325 new coronavirus cases, pushing the Covid-19 tally in the state to 3,27,867, as per the data revealed by the State Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department on Friday.

The new COVID-19 cases were detected in 24 of the 30 districts of Odisha, with 187 reported from different quarantine centres, while the remaining 138 are local contact cases.

Khurda district of which the state capital Bhubaneswar is a part, recorded the highest number of new cases at 36, followed by Sundergarh (33) and Angul (32).

Six districts - Boudh, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri and Rayagada, did not report any new positive cases in the last 24 hours, he said.

#Odisha reports 325 fresh cases of #coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, pushing the total positive tally in State to 327867.

- New cases in quarantine: 187
- Local contacts: 138

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— OTV (@otvnews) December 25, 2020

The death toll rose to 1,853 with three more fatalities in the last 24 hours, informed the State Health and Family Welfare Department.

The three fatalities were reported from Balasore, Dhenkanal and Khurda districts.

Apart from 1,853 fatalities reported so far, 53 COVID-19 positive patients have also died in the state due to comorbidities.

Khurda district alone accounted for 318 deaths followed by Ganjam (246), Sundergarh (163), Cuttack (138) and Puri (114). Twenty-five other districts reported casualties below 100.

#Odisha reports 3 more deaths due to #COVID19 in last 24 hours; toll rises to 1853: State H&FW Dept pic.twitter.com/o8w2LluHQc

— OTV (@otvnews) December 25, 2020

The state now has 2,989 active COVID-19 cases while as many as 3,22,972 patients have recovered from the disease.

The state has tested over 67.70 lakh samples for COVID-19 so far, including 32,782 on Thursday. Odisha's positivity rate stands at 4.84 per cent, the data released by the health and family welfare department said.