Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 169 new Covid-19 cases, of which 29 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,52,641. Active caseload in the state now stands at 1,922.
Odisha also reported one (01) new fatality in the last 24 hours taking total tally in the state to 8,442 as per a tweet of Health and Family Welfare department posted Saturday morning. The state had reported one (01) Covid-19 fatality Friday.
Mayurbhanj district alone reported one (01) death.
Out of the total 169 new infections, 97 were reported from quarantine centres while 72 persons contracted the virus locally. The state had registered 154 cases of coronavirus infections Friday.
Khurda district registered the highest number of new cases with 88 persons testing positive for the disease. It was followed by Sambalpur with 10 new infections.
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Other districts that reported fresh Covid-19 cases are: Balasore (2), Bhadrak (2), Bolangir (2), Cuttack (9), Deogarh (5), Gajapati (3), Ganjam (7), Jajpur (3), Jharsuguda (2), Kendrapara (1), Mayurbhanj (3), Nayagarh (2), Puri (2) and Sundargarh (9).
The State Pool reported 14 new cases. These are persons who have come from outside Odisha and have tested positive.
A total of 2,47,69,208 swab samples have been cumulatively tested so far. The number of recoveries in the last 24 hours stands at 222.
PNN