Odisha Records Less Than 900 COVID-19 Cases; Sundargarh Tops List

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Friday reported less than 900 fresh COVID-19 infections for the second consecutive day with 836 cases reported in the last 24 hours. The state recorded 870 cases on Thursday and 920 cases on Wednesday.

Among the fresh cases, 169 are in the 0-18 years age group. According to the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department, 488 cases are from quarantine and 348 cases from local contacts.

Here’s the district-wise tally of cases:

1. Angul: 2
2. Balasore: 9
3. Bargarh: 30
4. Bhadrak: 4
5. Balangir: 32
6. Boudh: 10
7. Cuttack: 20
8. Deogarh: 6
9. Dhenkanal: 2
10. Gajapati: 6
11. Ganjam: 2
12. Jagatsinghpur: 4
13. Jajpur: 14
14. Jharsuguda: 16
15. Kalahandi: 25
16. Kandhamal: 16
17. Kendrapada: 7
18. Keonjhar: 8
19. Khurda: 117
20. Koraput: 17
21. Mayurbhanj: 55
22. Nabarangpur: 33
23. Nayagarh: 19
24. Nuapada: 21
25. Puri: 7
26. Rayagada: 9
27. Sambalpur: 62
28. Sonepur: 14
29. Sundargarh: 242

Besides, 27 cases are from the state pool.

The number of active cases in the state stood at 6,181 as of Friday.