Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 625 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. There were 80 infections that were within the age group of 0 to 18 years. The number of new cases took the tally in the state to 10,02,323. Tuesday’s figures also showed a substantial dip from the 761 cases reported Monday. However, officials said that people should not turn complacent even though the cases are decreasing. The active caseload in the state now stands at 8,443.
Out of the 625 new infections, 366 were reported from quarantine centres while 259 persons contracted the virus locally.
Odisha also reported 67 new fatalities in the last 24 hours taking the toll in the state to 7,493. The state had reported 68 Covid-19 fatalities Monday.
Cuttack district topped the fatality list with 20 deaths. It was followed by the districts of Jagatsinghpur (14), Dhenkanal (eight), Jajpur (six), Balasore (five), Angul and Kendrapara (three each), Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj (two each), Keonjhar, Puri, Rayagada and Nabarangpur (one each).
Khurda district registered the highest number of new cases with 214 persons testing positive for the disease. It was followed by Cuttack district with 56 new infections. Notably, Khurda and Cuttack districts had reported 289 and 117 new cases respectively August 23.
Other districts that reported fresh Covid-19 cases are: Balasore (50), Jagatsinghpur (38), Jajpur (34), Puri (29), Angul, Keonjhar and Sambalpur (18 each), Rayagada (12), Koraput (11), Nayagarh (10), Kendrapara and Deogarh (nine each), Bhadrak (eight), Mayurbhanj (seven), Bargarh, Ganjam, Dhenkanal and Sundargarh (six each), Jharsuguda and Kalahandi (three each), Kandhamal and Gajapati (two each), Malkangiri and Nuapada (one each),
The State Pool reported 48 new cases. These are persons who have come from outside Odisha and have tested positive. It was 64 August 23.
A total of 1,75,98,024 swab samples have been cumulatively tested so far. The number of recoveries in the last 24 hours stands at 1,032.
Source: I&PR
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