Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Wednesday said that 728 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged.
Out of the 728 persons, 103 are from Khordha, 73 from Mayurbhanj, 67 from Sundargarh, 44 from Nuapada, 42 from Cuttack, 37 from Balasore 32 from Bolangir, 30 from Jagatsinghpur, 30 from Kendrapara, 28 from Sambalpur, 26 from State Pool, 25 from Keonjhar, 24 from Angul, 21 from Bargarh, 17 from Jharsuguda, 14 from Jajpur, 14 from Kalahandi, 13 from Dhenkanal, 13 from Puri, 11 from Bhadrak, 10 from Deogarh, 10 from Malkangiri, 10 from Nabarangpur, nine from Ganjam, seven from Nayagarh, seven from Sonepur, five from Kandhamal, two from Koraput one from Boudh.
With this, total recoveries in the state now stand at 3,08,102.
Meanwhile, Odisha’s COVID-19 caseload touched 3,16,001 with the detection of 730 new cases, while fatalities pushed its coronavirus death toll to 1,687.
As many as 730 new cases were reported from quarantine centres, while the remaining people tested positive after the infection during contact tracing.
The state Wednesday tested 56.85 lakh samples for COVID-19, taking the total number of tests conducted so far to 56.85 lakh.