Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): The Health and Family Welfare Department of Odisha on Monday has reported 10,757 new Covid-19 cases In the last 24 hours which has been noted the positive tally to 6,22,981 in the State.
However, 22 persons succumbed to the virus in the State while undergoing treatment in the last 24 hours. With this, the death toll in the State spiked to 2,335 today.
Of the new COVID-19 cases that reportedbso far from 30 districts, 6,024 were recorded from various quarantine centres while the remaining 4,733 were detected during contact tracing.
According to the data shared by the Information and Public Relation (I&PR) department, Cuttack reported maximum 973 cases followed by Khordha (909), Sundargarh (832), Angul (606), Bolangir (505) and Nuapada (502). Kandhamal reported the lowest infection of 87.
Four districts in the State recorded above 400 cases – Sambalpur (494), Mayurbhanj (454), Bhadrak (443) and Bargarh (404).
At present, Odisha has 1,06,061 active cases, while 5,14,532 patients have recovered from the disease, the H&FW Department said, adding that, as many as 1,09,41,192 samples were tested in the State so far.
