Active Cases Cross 70K As Odisha Adds 8914 New Infections To COVID Tally

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: After 23 per cent fall in daily caseload on Sunday, Odisha saw a marginal rise in infections with 8,914 people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

The state had seen 8015 cases the previous day after the biggest-ever spike of 10413 on Saturday.

According to the I & PR Department, 5081 are quarantine and 3833 local contact cases.

Khurda recorded the highest of 1,258 cases, followed by Sundargarh (592), Cuttack (587), Puri (530), and Sambalpur (520).

District-wise cases

1. Angul: 331
2. Balasore: 179
3. Bargarh: 452
4. Bhadrak: 351
5. Balangir: 291
6. Boudh: 175
7. Cuttack: 587
8. Deogarh: 103
9. Dhenkanal: 149
10. Gajapati: 165
11. Ganjam: 262
12. Jagatsinghpur: 109
13. Jajpur: 232
14. Jharsuguda: 304
15. Kalahandi: 236
16. Kandhamal: 62
17. Kendrapara: 132
18. Keonjhar: 104
19. Khurda: 1258
20. Koraput: 145
21. Malkangiri: 73
22. Mayurbhanj: 134
23. Nabarangpur: 433
24. Nayagarh: 194
25. Nuapada: 278
26. Puri: 530
27. Rayagada: 157
28. Sambalpur: 520
29. Sonepur: 121
30. Sundargarh: 592
31. State Pool: 255

With this, Odisha now has 71,835 active cases.
OB Bureau

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