Odisha logs 21 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,503 new infections

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 21 more COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, including a three-month-old infant, pushing the toll to 8,775, the health department said.

The caseload rose to 12,69,811 with 1,503 fresh infections, it said.

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The state had logged 1,497 new cases and 22 deaths Monday.

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Khurda district, where state capital Bhubaneswar is situated, reported the highest number of 333 single-day cases, the department said in a bulletin.

Odisha now has 19,386 active cases, while 12,41,597 patients have recovered from the disease, including 3,621 in the last 24 hours.

It has conducted a total of 57,150 sample tests for COVID-19 since Monday, the bulletin added.

PTI