Odisha COVID Update: Khurda Registers Sharp Spike In Daily Cases
By
OB Bureau
May 26, 2021 8:49 am
Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw 11623 more people testing positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, which pushed the active cases tally to 110373 on Wednesday.
According to the I & PR Department, 6509 are from quarantine and 5114 local contact cases.
Among the 30 districts, Khurda reported a sharp spike of 2021 new COVID-19 cases, followed by Cuttack (998) and Angul (823).
District-wise cases:
Angul: 823
Balasore: 508
Bargarh: 257
Bhadrak: 461
Balangir: 170
Boudh: 206
Cuttack: 998
Deogarh: 86
Dhenkanal: 441
Gajapati: 76
Ganjam: 158
Jagatsinghpur: 315
Jajpur: 560
Jharsuguda: 184
Kalahandi: 352
Kandhamal: 141
Kendrapada: 198
Keonjhar: 133
Khurda: 2021
Koraput: 218
Malkangiri: 73
Mayurbhanj: 249
Nabarangpur: 300
Nayagarh: 316
Nuapada: 54
Puri: 462
Rayagada: 223
Sambalpur: 342
Sonepur: 261
Sundargarh: 699
State Pool: 338
Odisha saw a test positivity rate of 16.74 per cent as these cases have been detected from 69,407 samples sent for tests.