COVID-19

Odisha’s Daily COVID Cases Drop Below 700; Two Deaths Reported

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s daily COVID-19 caseload continues to dip, falling below 700 on Tuesday with 662 cases reported in the last 24 hours.

The state Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) Department also reported two COVID deaths in the last 24 hours. The deceased are a 32-year-old man from Angul district, who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus and Alcoholic Liver Disease, and a 63-year-old man from Balasore district, who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension.

Among the fresh infections, 104 are in the 0-18 years age group. According to the Information & Public Relations (I&PR) Department, 387 cases are from quarantine while 275 cases are from local contacts.

Here’s the district-wise tally of cases:

  1. Angul: 3
  2. Balasore: 4
  3. Bargarh: 12
  4. Bhadrak: 13
  5. Balangir: 9
  6. Boudh: 4
  7. Cuttack: 38
  8. Deogarh: 5
  9. Gajapati: 5
  10. Ganjam: 1
  11. Jagatsinghpur: 10
  12. Jajpur: 8
  13. Jharsuguda: 4
  14. Kalahandi: 12
  15. Kandhamal: 9
  16. Kendrapada: 3
  17. Khurda: 152
  18. Koraput: 15
  19. Mayurbhanj: 78
  20. Nawarangpur: 6
  21. Nayagarh: 12
  22. Nuapada: 11
  23. Puri: 6
  24. Rayagada: 11
  25. Sambalpur: 48
  26. Sonepur: 13
  27. Sundargarh: 142

Besides, 28 cases are from the state pool.

With 17,959 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the TPR stood at 3.68%. The number of active cases stood at 7,054 as of Tuesday.

OB Bureau

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