Odisha Corona Tally Crosses 6000 With 218 New Infections; Ganjam Leads With 49 Cases

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha went up to 6180 on Friday with 218 new cases being reported from 21 districts in the last 24 hours.

According to a tweet by the I &PR Department, 198 of these cases have been detected in the quarantine centres while the remaining 20 are local contacts.

Ganjam recorded the highest of 49 cases followed by Jagatsinghpur (29),  Gajapati (27), Bhadrak (25), Khurda (17), Sundargarh (11), Puri (10), Mayurbhanj (9), Balasore (7), Kendrapada (6), Cuttack (5), Jharsuguda (4), two each of Nuapada, Keonjhar and Sambalpur, and one each of Nabarangpur, Angul, Kandhamal, Jajpur, Boudh and Koraput.

Besides, seven NDRF personnel, who had returned to the state after Amphan duty in West Bengal, have also tested positive for the virus.

With 15 deaths and 4291 recoveries, Odisha now has 1865 active cases.

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