COVID Update: Daily Caseload Crosses 11K In Odisha; Total Cases Near 1 Lakh In Khurda

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID-19 caseload in Odisha went up further on Wednesday with 11,099 new cases from all 30 districts in the last 24 hours.

Among the new cases, 6214 are from quarantine and 4885 local contacts.

While Khurda district continues to remain on top with 1460 cases, Sundargarh has 983 cases followed by Cuttack: 867, Angul: 552, Sambalpur: 547, Mayurbhanj: 507, Bhadrak: 431, Balasore: 408, Jajpur: 378, Puri: 356, Nabarangpur: 351, Bargarh: 339, Jharsuguda: 307, Jagatsinghpur: 302, Kalahandi: 299, Balangir: 288, Koraput: 280, Nayagarh: 277, Sonepur: 252, Nuapada: 232, Boudh: 213, Ganjam: 196, Rayagada: 170, Keonjhar: 165, Dhenkanal: 162, Kendrapada: 156, Deogarh: 107, Malkangiri: 102, Kandhamal: 88 and Gajapati: 82.

Besides, the state pool has 242 cases.

With 5,36,595 recoveries, Odisha has now 1,05,375 active cases.

Going by the daily caseload, the rate of infection has remained high in 13 districts viz., Khurda, Sundargarh, Cuttack, Angul, Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur, Puri, Nabarangpur, Bargarh and Jharsuguda while Deogarh, Malkangiri, Kandhamal and Gajapati have fewer infections.

Going by the total number of cases, Khurda is way ahead with 98,909 cases, followed by Cuttack (50,798) and Sundargarh (47,539).