Coronavirus

Big Jump: New COVID-19 Cases Cross 6K In Odisha; 1132 From Khurda

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID-19 caseload breached the 6000-mark on Thursday as Odisha saw the highest-ever spike of 6164 new infections in the last 24 hours.

The state had been reporting over 40,00 cases for the past two days.

According to the I & PR department, these fresh cases have been reported from all 30 districts. Among them, 3575 are from quarantine: and 2589 local contact cases.

Khurda registered the highest number of 1132 cases followed by Nuapada (459), Kalahandi (452) and Sundargarh (427).

District-wise cases:

1. Angul: 136

2. Balasore: 78

3. Bargarh: 236

4. Bhadrak: 71

5. Balangir: 226

6. Boudh: 38

7. Cuttack: 360

8. Deogarh: 31

9. Dhenkanal: 17

10. Gajapati: 55

11. Ganjam: 135

12. Jagatsinghpur: 63

13. Jajpur: 154

14. Jharsuguda: 355

15. Kalahandi: 452

16. Kandhamal: 23

17. Kendrapada: 48

18. Keonjhar: 205

19. Khurda: 1132

20. Koraput: 45

21. Malkangiri: 16

22. Mayurbhanj: 136

23. Nabarangpur: 207

24. Nayagarh: 99

25. Nuapada: 459

26. Puri: 286

27. Rayagada: 105

28. Sambalpur: 229

29. Sonepur: 99

30. Sundargarh: 427

31. State Pool: 241

These cases have been detected from 44,983 samples tested for COVID-19, which has pushed the daily positivity rate in the state to 13.7 per cent from 12.58 the previous day.

With this, Odisha now has 35,075 active cases.

Also Read: 11 Odisha Districts In COVID-19 Red Zone; 5021 Active Cases In Khurda

Also Read: Odisha’s Nuapada COVID-19 Toll Mismatch Fuels Need For Reality Check

OB Bureau

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