Odisha Reports Highest Single-day Spike Of 304 COVID-19 Cases, Tally Crosses 5000-Mark

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Sunday reported highest single-day spike of 304 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total cases beyond 5000-mark.  The State's tally now stands at 5160.

#BREAKING #Odisha reports highest-ever single-day spike of 304 #COVID19 cases, 272 from quarantine centres & 32 local contacts. Total cases rise to 5160

--State I&PR Dept pic.twitter.com/QtTaEMj2Xu

— OTV (@otvnews) June 21, 2020

A highest 47 cases were reported from Gajapati district, followed by 40 cases from Ganjam, 29 cases from Jagatsinghpur and 25 from Jharsuguda.

District-wise details of new #COVID19 cases in #Odisha

Gajapati: 47
Puri: 3
Sundargarh: 1
Sambalpur: 2
Bolangir: 1
Mayurbhanj: 6
Kendrapada: 5

42 Fire & NDRF Personnel who returned from Amphan Duty in West Bengal also test positive for #COVID19

--I&PR Dept

— OTV (@otvnews) June 21, 2020

Out of the total 5160 COVID-19 cases,  Ganjam district accounts for maximum cases. The total COVID-19 cases in the district has now reached 893 including 228 active cases and 658 recoveries.

Of the 13 new COVID-19 cases reported from Cuttack district, three are from Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits.

Out of the total 13 #COVID19 positive cases reported today in #Cuttack district, 3 cases belong to Cuttack city

Total cases in CMC area-29
Active cases-8
Recovered-21

(Cuttack Municipal Corporation) pic.twitter.com/nEHWlwZT9h

— OTV (@otvnews) June 21, 2020

Apart from Ganjam,  COVID-19 positive cases are also on a rise in Khurda and Cuttack district. The total cases in Khurda district has reached 444 while Cuttack has reported 394 COVID-19 positive cases. The active cases in Khurda and Cuttack stand at 76 and 80, respectively.

Earlier on Saturday, Odisha reported highest ever one-day recoveries after as many as 237 more patients recuperated from SARS-nCoV. The maximum recoveries were reported from Cuttack district where a total of 70 patients recovered from COVID-19 followed by Khurda with 54 recovered cases. The State’s total recovery tally meanwhile has jumped to 3534.

As many as 179 new COVID-19 cases were also reported in Odisha yesterday.

(Edited By Ramakanta Biswas)

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