461 new COVID-19 cases in Odisha; Nuapada highest at 86

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s COVID-19 daily tally continues to surge further with 461 fresh cases detected in the state in last 24 hours.

With this, the state’s total caseload today surged to 3,41,772.

Nuapada registered a record spike of 86 cases followed by Khordha (69) and Sundargarh (62).  

Of the total fresh cases, detected from 24 districts,  272 are quarantine cases while remaining 189 are local contact cases. Contact tracing and follow-up action is underway, said Information and Public Relation (I & PR ) Department.

In the last 24 hours, 30,716 samples were tested in the state. With the fresh cases, the number of total active cases today crossed 2500-mark and stood at 2586.

So far 3,37,212 patients have recovered from the disease in the state.

Here’re district-wise figures of the fresh cases:

1. Angul: 27
2. Balasore: 16
3. Bargarh: 32
4. Bhadrak: 5
5. Balangir: 3
6. Cuttack: 22
7. Ganjam: 5
8. Jajpur: 8
9. Jharsuguda: 13
10. Kalahandi: 36
11. Kandhamal: 4
12. Kendrapada: 2
13. Keonjhar: 2
14. Khurda: 69
15. Koraput: 4
16. Mayurbhanj: 4
17. Nawarangpur: 9
18. Nayagarh: 1
19. Nuapada: 86
20. Puri: 9
21. Rayagada: 7
22. Sambalpur: 16
23. Sonepur: 4
24. Sundargarh: 62