COVID-19: Odisha Reports 6599 New Cases

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 6599 COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours on Sunday. This was the fifth straight day the state has recorded more than 6000 cases. With this, the state’s total caseload soared to 4,14,056.

Khurda district recorded the highest number of infections with 958 cases followed by Nuapada (551) and Kalahandi (518).

Among the total new cases, 3827 are from quarantine while the remaining 2772 are local contact cases.

However, the number of active cases in the state has surged to 49,075.

District-wise figures:

1. Angul: 187
2. Balasore: 137
3. Bargarh: 203
4. Bhadrak: 87
5. Balangir: 98
6. Boudh: 70
7. Cuttack: 488
8. Deogarh: 38
9. Dhenkanal: 20
10. Gajapati: 81
11. Ganjam: 323
12. Jagatsinghpur: 93
13. Jajpur: 237
14. Jharsuguda: 436
15. Kalahandi: 518
16. Kandhamal: 35
17. Kendrapada: 38
18. Keonjhar: 166
19. Khurda: 958
20. Koraput: 69
21. Malkangiri: 22
22. Mayurbhanj: 180
23. Nawarangpur: 221
24. Nayagarh: 91
25. Nuapada: 551
26. Puri: 145
27. Rayagada: 117
28. Sambalpur: 226
29. Sonepur: 129
30. Sundargarh: 434

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