Odisha’s COVID-19 Cases Jump To 2856, Death Toll Rises To 9

Bhubaneswar: As many as 75 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the State's tally to 2856. The State also reported one more death due to COVID-19, taking the toll to 9.

A highest of 18 cases each have been reported from Khurda and Sundergarh district, followed 7 cases in Jajpur,  5  cases in Cuttack and 4 cases from Nayagarh district, as per I &PR department.

District-wise details of 75 new #COVID19 cases in #Odisha

In quarantine: 72
Local contacts: 3

1. Jagatsinghpur: 2
2. Khurda: 18
3. Koraput: 2
4. Jajpur: 7
5. Keonjhar: 1
6. Ganjam: 1
7. Nayagarh: 4

(State H&FW Dept) pic.twitter.com/VW4QyuxoQ1

— OTV (@otvnews) June 7, 2020

8. Cuttack: 5
9. Angul: 2
10. Dhenkanal: 2
11. Bolangir: 5
12. Sundargarh: 18
13. Puri: 1
14. Nuapada: 1
15. Sonepur: 3
16. Kendrapada: 3
Total- 75

Cumulative tested: 176098
Positive: 2856
Recovered: 1716
Active cases: 1129

— OTV (@otvnews) June 7, 2020

As per health and family welfare department website, a 55-year-old male patient of Ganjam, who had tested positive for Covid, has passed away while undergoing treatment in hospital. He was suffering from Tuberculosis and other co-morbidities.

Regret to inform that a 55 year old male patient of Ganjam, who had tested positive for Covid, has passed away, while under treatment in hospital.

He was suffering from Tuberculosis and other comorbidities.

— H & FW Dept Odisha (@HFWOdisha) June 7, 2020

With this, Ganjam and Khurda districts have reported four deaths each due to COVID-19 while one death was earlier reported from Cuttack district.

Earlier, Odisha witnessed highest single-day spike of coronavirus with detection of 173 new cases on Saturday. Of the total positives, a highest 64 COVID-19 cases have been reported from Ganjam district, followed by 19 from Jajpur and 13 each from Cuttack and Mayurbhanj districts.

As many as 112 Covid-19 patients in Odisha had recovered from the disease yesterday.

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(Edited by Ramakanta Biswas)