Odisha Reports Highest Single-day Spike in COVID-19 Cases, Tally Reaches 1948

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Sunday reported as many as 129 new cases of novel coronavirus, the highest single-day spike in fresh cases that the State has recorded since reporting the first positive case of COVID-19.

#BREAKING#Odisha reports 129 new #COVID19 cases in last 24 hours taking tally to 1948 pic.twitter.com/FfAfLGCdQs

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Out of the total 129 new COVID-19 cases, highest of 18 cases were reported from Kendrapara, 16 cases from Gajapati, 12 from Nuapada, 11 from Bolangir, 10 cases each from Ganjam and Jajpur, 7 from Khurda while Bargarh, Mayurbhanj, Sundergarh and Balsore reported six new cases.

Apart from this, five cases were reported from Cuttack and four cases each from Puri and Deogarh districts, as per Health and Family Welfare Department.

Out of the total 129 fresh #COVID19 cases, Kendrapara reports highest 18 cases

Gajapati-16
Nuapada-12
Bolangir-11
Ganjam & Jajpur-10 each
Khurda-7
Bargarh, Mayurbhanj, Sundergarh, Balasore- 6 cases each
Cuttack-5
Puri & Deogarh- 4 cases each
Keonjhar- 3

Other cases 👇👇 pic.twitter.com/tCbqzBiySl

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The health department informed that out of the total 129 new COVID-19 cases, 119 have been reported from various quarantine centres and 10 are local cases.