Odisha Reports 6073 New Infections; Active COVID-19 Cases Cross 50K-Mark

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID-19 caseload in Odisha breached the 6000-mark for the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday as 6073 more people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

According to the I & PR Department, 3522 are from quarantine and 2551 local contact cases.

A total of 12 districts have recorded 200 plus cases.

Khurda reported an all-time high of 1092 positive cases followed by Nuapada (400) and Sundargarh (371).

District-wise cases:

1. Angul: 239

2. Balasore: 78

3. Bargarh: 286

4. Bhadrak: 65

5. Balangir: 457

6. Boudh: 64

7. Cuttack: 198

8. Deogarh: 36

9. Dhenkanal: 12

10. Gajapati: 79

11. Ganjam: 209

12. Jagatsinghpur: 62

13. Jajpur: 107

14. Jharsuguda: 359

15. Kalahandi: 277

16. Kandhamal: 34

17. Kendrapada: 64

18. Keonjhar: 266

19. Khurda: 1092

20. Koraput: 76

21. Malkangiri: 29

22. Mayurbhanj: 149

23. Nabarangpur: 206

24. Nayagarh: 110

25. Nuapada: 400

26. Puri: 226

27. Rayagada: 77

28. Sambalpur: 158

29. Sonepur: 74

30. Sundargarh: 371

31. State Pool: 213

With this, the active cases in the state mounted to 50958.