Malkangiri: The COVID-19 positive cases in the district neared 1000 mark with 24 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.
Among the new cases, 8 were reported from Malkangiri Municipality and 16 cases from three blocks of Korukonda (4), Malkangiri (5) and Kalimela (7).
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Out of the above, four were caused by close contact with previous positive cases, 13 were referral from Flu and Fever Clinic and 7 were returnees from hotspot districts.
The district has total 967 COVID-19 positive cases do far. With 2 deaths and 627 recoveries, there are 335 active cases.
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