Odisha: Over 500 COVID Cases For Third Straight Day; Active Cases Cross 3,000 Mark

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw a slight dip in COVID-19 cases on Monday with 572 cases reported in the last 24 hours. It’s the third straight day that the state has recorded over 500 cases. Odisha recorded 576 cases on Sunday and 512 cases on Saturday.

Active cases in the state crossed the 3,000-mark with 3,360 cases as of Monday.

Among the fresh cases, 69 are in the 0-18 age group. According to the I&PR Department, 336 cases are from quarantine and 236 cases from local contacts.

Here’s the district-wise tally of cases:

1. Angul: 14
2. Balasore: 12
3. Bargarh: 1
4. Bhadrak: 3
5. Balangir: 2
6. Boudh: 1
7. Cuttack: 68
8. Deogarh: 2
9. Gajapati: 5
10. Jagatsinghpur: 8
11. Jajpur: 15
12. Jharsuguda: 6
13. Kalahandi: 5
14. Kendrapada: 1
15. Keonjhar: 3
16. Khurda: 219
17. Koraput: 4
18. Mayurbhanj: 16
19. Nayagarh: 5
20. Nuapada: 8
21. Puri: 12
22. Rayagada: 2
23. Sambalpur: 41
24. Sonepur: 3
25. Sundargarh: 63

Besides, 53 cases are from the state pool.

With 13,462 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the TPR stood at 4.24%.