Bhubaneswar: Amid the COVID-19 resurgence scare, Odisha reported 98 new cases in the last 24 hours.
There has been a slight decline in the number of infections compared to the last two days when the state reported 110 infections on Friday and 120 on Saturday.
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Of the total fresh cases detected from 21 districts, 58 have been reported from quarantine centres while 40 are local contact cases. Contact tracing and follow-up action is underway, said I&PR department.
Khurda recorded the highest of 15 fresh cases followed by Cuttack (9) and Mayurbhanj (8). The figures in other districts is as follows:
- Angul: 4
- Balasore: 4
- Bargarh: 5
- Bhadrak: 6
- Balangir: 7
- Cuttack: 9
- Deogarh: 2
- Jajpur: 3
- Jharsuguda: 3
- Kandhamal: 1
- Kendrapada: 1
- Khurda: 15
- Koraput: 3
- Mayurbhanj: 8
- Nawarangpur: 2
- Nuapada: 3
- Puri: 5
- Rayagada: 3
- Sambalpur: 2
- Sonepur: 2
- Sundargarh: 7
- State Pool: 3
With this, the COVID-19 tally in Odisha has touched 3,38,817. While 3,36,066 have recovered from the disease, the number of active cases is 779.
