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.DistrictTravel history and case detailsTally
1Kendrapara18 cases: 12 in quarantine centres. 6 Gujarat, 4 Tamil Nadu and 2 West Bengal returnees. 6 local contact casesTotal 89 with 49 Active cases and 40 Recovered
2Gajapati16 cases: All in quarantine centres. Maharashtra returneesTotal 36 with All Active cases
3Nuapada12 cases: All in quarantine centres. 11 Maharashtra and 1 Telangana returneesTotal 30 with All Active cases
4Balangir11 cases: 9 in quarantine centres, Maharashtra returnees and 2 local contact casesTotal 80 with 74 Active cases and 6 Recovered
5Ganjam10 cases: All in quarantine centres. 7 Surat, 1 Delhi, 1 Maharashtra and 1 Telangana returneesTotal 414 with 93 Active cases and 318 Recovered. Deceased 3
6Jajpur10 cases: All in quarantine centres. 4 West Bengal, 4 Gujarat and 2 Dubai returneesTotal 269 with 95 Active cases with 174 Recovered
7Khordha07 cases: All in quarantine centres. Gujarat returneesTotal 138 with 67 Active cases and 67 Recovered. Deceased 3
8Sundergarh06 cases: All in quarantine centres. 4 Maharashtra, 1 West Bengal and 1 Jharkhand returneeTotal 54 with 27 Active cases and 27 Recovered
9Balasore06 cases: All in quarantine centres. 5 Maharashtra and 1 Tamil Nadu returneesTotal 152 with 30 Active cases and 121 Recovered
10Bargarh06 cases: 5 in quarantine centres. 4 Telangana and 1 Andhra Pradesh returnees. 1 local contact caseTotal 8 with All Active cases
11Mayurbhanj06 cases: All in quarantine centres. 4 Maharashtra and 2 Karnataka returneesTotal 23 with 12 Active cases and 11 Recovered
12Cuttack05 cases: 4 in quarantine centres. 1 Andhra Pradesh, 1 Maharashtra, 1 Tamil Nadu and 1 Gujarat returnees. 1 local contact caseTotal 100 with 64 Active cases and 35 Recovered
13Puri04 cases: All in quarantine centres. 2 Maharashtra, 1 Gujarat and 1 West Bengal returneesTotal 91 with 47 Active cases and 44 Recovered
14Deogarh04 cases: All in quarantine centres. Tamil Nadu returneesTotal 32 with 30 Active cases and 2 Recovered
15Keonjhar03 cases: All in quarantine centres. Tamil Nadu returneesTotal 25 with 17 Active cases and 8 Recovered
16Jagatsinghpur02 cases: All in quarantine centres. 1 West Bengal and 1 Karnataka returneesTotal 68 with 40 Active cases and 28 Recovered
17Malkangiri01 case: In quarantine centre. Tamil Nadu returneeTotal 20 with 18 Active cases and 2 Recovered
18Dhenkanal01 case: In quarantine centre. Maharashtra returneeTotal 19 with 18 Active cases and 1 Recovered
19Sambalpur01 case: In quarantine centre. Gujarat returneeTotal 9 with 6 Active cases and 3 Recovered