Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 251 new Covid-19 cases, of which 83 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,84,867. Active caseload in the state now stands at 2,828.
Odisha reported eight (08) new fatalities in the last 24 hours taking tally in the state to 9,064 as per a tweet of Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department posted Sunday morning. The state had reported four (04) Covid-19 fatalities Saturday.
Angul and Nayagarh districts reported highest deaths (two each), followed by Balasore, Dhenkanal, Khurda and Sambalpur districts (one each).
Out of total 251 new infections, 146 were reported from quarantine centres while 105 persons contracted the virus locally. The state had registered 293 cases of coronavirus infections Saturday.
Khurda district registered the highest number of new cases with 33 persons testing positive for the disease. It was followed by Gajapati with 26 new infections.
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Other districts that reported fresh Covid-19 cases are: Angul (25), Balasore (8), Bhadrak (1), Bolangir (2), Boudh (4), Cuttack (2), Ganjam (5), Jagatsinghpur (3), Jajpur (21), Jharsuguda (25), Kalahandi (1), Kandhamal (2), Kendrapada (7), Keonjhar (20), Koraput (5), Mayurbhanj (11), Nabarangpur (2), Nayagarh (1), Puri (3), Rayagada (1), Sambalpur (23), Subarnapur (1) and Sundargarh (11).
The State Pool reported 8 new cases. These are persons who have come from outside Odisha and have tested positive.
A total of 2,92,09,724 swab samples have been cumulatively tested so far. The number of recoveries in the last 24 hours stands at 494.
PNN