Odisha

2854 New COVID-19 Cases In Odisha; Drop In Infections In Khurda, 244 From Cuttack

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has reported 2854 new COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the affected tally to 2,49,693 on Saturday.

According to I & PR department, 1659 are quarantine and 1195 local contact cases. These cases have been reported from all 30 districts of the state, which tested 45,914 samples on Friday.

Khurda reported a drop in infections with 393 new cases. It had been witnessing over 500 cases almost daily for the last several weeks with the highest single-day spike of 902 on September 26. Cuttack saw another 244 people testing positive for the virus.

District-wise cases

1. Angul: 131
2. Balasore: 116
3. Bargarh: 95
4. Bhadrak: 66
5. Balangir: 97
6. Boudh: 20
7. Cuttack: 244
8. Deogarh: 16
9. Dhenkanal: 43
10. Gajapati: 19
11. Ganjam: 39
12. Jagatsinghpur: 68
13. Jajpur: 99
14. Jharsuguda: 68
15. Kalahandi: 105
16. Kandhamal: 45
17. Kendrapada: 91
18. Keonjhar: 67
19. Khurda: 393
20. Koraput: 46
21. Malkangiri: 61
22. Mayurbhanj: 127
23. Nawarangpur: 92
24. Nayagarh: 65
25. Nuapada: 83
26. Puri: 114
27. Rayagada: 29
28. Sambalpur: 105
29. Sonepur: 79
30. Sundargarh: 143

The remaining 88 are from the state pool.

With 3404 recoveries, the state now has 28246 active cases.

OB Bureau

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