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Bhubaneswar: With the detection of 170 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the total cases in Odisha rose to 6350 on Saturday. Apart from new cases, one more person died of COVID-19, taking the death toll in the State to 18.
Of the total 170 new cases, 143 cases have been reported from various quarantine centres while 27 are local contact cases. The total number of active cases in Odisha now stands at 1903, informed I &PR department.
#Odisha reports 170 new #COVID19 cases, total tally reaches 6350 - 143 from quarantine centres, local contacts 27 #Covid_19
(I&PR Dept) pic.twitter.com/gKVOadozas
— OTV (@otvnews) June 27, 2020
As per Health and Family Welfare department, a 68-year-old male COVID-19 patient from Ganjam district has succumbed to the disease.
#BREAKING#Odisha reports one more death due to #COVID19; death toll rises to 18
A 68-year-old male #COVID19 positive person from #Ganjam district has succumbed to the disease. He was also suffering from comorbid conditions of hypertension and diabetes: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/ae02GoxsEw
— OTV (@otvnews) June 27, 2020
Ganjam district reported a maximum of 58 new COVID-19 cases, followed by 19 cases each from Khurda and Nabarangpur, 16 from Rayagada and 14 from Cuttack district. One NDRF personnel, who had returned from cyclone Amphan duty in West Bengal, has also tested positive for the virus.
Ganjam reports 58 more #Covid_19 positive cases in the last 24 hours. Of them, 18 are #CoronaWarriors. Case tally in the district rises to 1195 including 376 active cases, 811 recovered & 8 deaths: District Collector#Odisha #OdishaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/Ew6HhwgqWm
— OTV (@otvnews) June 27, 2020
COVID-19 infections in Odisha had breached the 6000 mark after 218 new cases were reported on Friday. Of the total 218 new cases, 198 cases were reported from various quarantine centres while 20 cases were local contacts.
6. Malkangiri: 5
7. Puri: 6
8. Cuttack: 14
9. Nayagarh: 3
10. Gajapati: 16
11. Bargarh: 1
12. Kendrapada: 6
13. Sambalpur: 2
14. Koraput: 1
15. NDRF: 01
(returned from Amphan duty WB)New recoveries: 131
Cumulative tested: 249902
Positive: 6350
Recovered: 4432
Active Cases:1903— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) June 27, 2020
Meanwhile, the Health department officials informed that serological survey for Covid-19 with rapid antibody test will be carried out in Puri from today. The sero survey will be extended to other districts including Gajapati, Ganjam and several parts of Badamba-Narasinghpur of Cuttack district and Bhubaneswar in July.
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