Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded seven new Covid-19 cases, of which one is in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,88,024. Active caseload in the state now stands at 80.
Odisha reported zero new fatality in the last 24 hours, tally in the state remaining constant at 9,124 as per a tweet of state Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department posted Thursday morning. The state had also reported zero Covid-19 fatality Wednesday.
Out of total seven new infections, four were reported from quarantine centres while three persons contracted the virus locally. The state had registered 10 cases of coronavirus infections Wednesday.
Khurda district registered the highest number of new cases with two (02) persons testing positive for the disease. It was followed by Jajpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Kendrapara and Sambalpur districts with one (01) new infection each.
The State Pool did not report any new case of persons coming from outside Odisha and testing positive for the virus.
A total of 3,12,58,776 swab samples have been cumulatively tested so far. The number of recoveries in the last 24 hours stands at seven.
PNN