Odisha’s Daily COVID-19 Caseload Inches Closer To 300; Active Cases Cross 2000-Mark

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw another surge in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 297 people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

The state has been reporting over 200 cases since last Thursday.

According to the I & PR Department, these fresh cases have been reported from 24 districts. While 174 are from quarantine, 123 are local contact cases.

Kalahandi reported the highest 57 cases followed by Sundargarh (38) and Khurda (33).

District-wise cases:

1. Angul: 9

2. Balasore: 6

3. Bargarh: 18

4. Bhadrak: 2

5. Balangir: 5

6. Cuttack: 17

7. Dhenkanal: 1

8. Ganjam: 7

9. Jagatsinghpur: 2

10. Jajpur: 5

11. Jharsuguda: 5

12. Kalahandi: 57

13. Kendrapada: 2

14. Keonjhar: 12

15. Khurda: 33

16. Koraput: 5

17. Mayurbhanj: 7

18. Nabarangpur: 3

19. Nayagarh: 2

20. Nuapada: 31

21. Puri: 6

22. Sambalpur: 17

23. Sonepur: 3

24. Sundargarh: 38

25. State Pool: 4

With this, the active cases in the state have touched 2013.