Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered highest single-day spike of 129 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking total count to 1948, informed State Information & Public Relations (I&PR) Department today.

A total of 4641 samples was tested on Saturday of which 129 came out positive in from 19 districts. While 119 cases are reported from different quqrantine centres, 10 are local contacts. With this, the total number of active cases surged to 889.

According to State Health & Family Welfare Department, 1050 patients have recovered from COVID and the fatality number remains at 7 so far.

Of 129 fresh cases, Kendrapara reported the highest number of 18 cases followed by Gajapati (16), Nuapada (12) and Balangir (11). The red zones Ganjam and Jajpur districts reported 10 cases each. The remaining positive cases came from Khordha (7), Sundergarh (6), Balasore (6), Bargarh (6), Mayurbhanj (6), Cuttack (5), Puri (4), Deogarh (4), Keonjhar (3), Jagatsinghpur (2), Malkangiri (1), Dhenkanal (1) and Sambalpur (1).

Here're travel history and case details shared by I&PR Department:
Serial No. District Travel history and case details Tally
1 Kendrapara 18 cases: 12 in quarantine centres. 6 Gujarat, 4 Tamil Nadu and 2 West Bengal returnees. 6 local contact cases Total 89 with 49 Active cases and 40 Recovered
2 Gajapati 16 cases: All in quarantine centres. Maharashtra returnees Total 36 with All Active cases
3 Nuapada 12 cases: All in quarantine centres. 11 Maharashtra and 1 Telangana returnees Total 30 with All Active cases
4 Balangir 11 cases: 9 in quarantine centres, Maharashtra returnees and 2 local contact cases Total 80 with 74 Active cases and 6 Recovered
5 Ganjam 10 cases: All in quarantine centres. 7 Surat, 1 Delhi, 1 Maharashtra and 1 Telangana returnees Total 414 with 93 Active cases and 318 Recovered. Deceased 3
6 Jajpur 10 cases: All in quarantine centres. 4 West Bengal, 4 Gujarat and 2 Dubai returnees Total 269 with 95 Active cases with 174 Recovered
7 Khordha 07 cases: All in quarantine centres. Gujarat returnees Total 138 with 67 Active cases and 67 Recovered. Deceased 3
8 Sundergarh 06 cases: All in quarantine centres. 4 Maharashtra, 1 West Bengal and 1 Jharkhand returnee Total 54 with 27 Active cases and 27 Recovered
9 Balasore 06 cases: All in quarantine centres. 5 Maharashtra and 1 Tamil Nadu returnees Total 152 with 30 Active cases and 121 Recovered
10 Bargarh 06 cases: 5 in quarantine centres. 4 Telangana and 1 Andhra Pradesh returnees. 1 local contact case Total 8 with All Active cases
11 Mayurbhanj 06 cases: All in quarantine centres. 4 Maharashtra and 2 Karnataka returnees Total 23 with 12 Active cases and 11 Recovered
12 Cuttack 05 cases: 4 in quarantine centres. 1 Andhra Pradesh, 1 Maharashtra, 1 Tamil Nadu and 1 Gujarat returnees. 1 local contact case Total 100 with 64 Active cases and 35 Recovered
13 Puri 04 cases: All in quarantine centres. 2 Maharashtra, 1 Gujarat and 1 West Bengal returnees Total 91 with 47 Active cases and 44 Recovered
14 Deogarh 04 cases: All in quarantine centres. Tamil Nadu returnees Total 32 with 30 Active cases and 2 Recovered
15 Keonjhar 03 cases: All in quarantine centres. Tamil Nadu returnees Total 25 with 17 Active cases and 8 Recovered
16 Jagatsinghpur 02 cases: All in quarantine centres. 1 West Bengal and 1 Karnataka returnees Total 68 with 40 Active cases and 28 Recovered
17 Malkangiri 01 case: In quarantine centre. Tamil Nadu returnee Total 20 with 18 Active cases and 2 Recovered
18 Dhenkanal 01 case: In quarantine centre. Maharashtra returnee Total 19 with 18 Active cases and 1 Recovered
19 Sambalpur 01 case: In quarantine centre. Gujarat returnee Total 9 with 6 Active cases and 3 Recovered