HIGHEST-EVER spike of 12852 new COVID cases in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As many as 12852 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours as the state reported its highest-ever single-day spike in the infections.

Khurda district registered highest 1909 cases, followed by Cuttack (1073) and Angul (874).

A total of 67156 samples were tested in Odisha, yesterday.

With this, the number of active cases in Odisha surged to 111862.

Below are district-wise figures of the fresh cases:

6. Boudh: 347
7. Cuttack: 1073
8. Deogarh: 105
9. Dhenkanal: 482
10. Gajapati: 77
11. Ganjam: 340
12. Jagatsinghpur: 300
13. Jajpur: 337
14. Jharsuguda: 399
15. Kalahandi: 668
16. Kandhamal: 104
17. Kendrapada: 285
18. Keonjhar: 180
19. Khurda: 1909
20. Koraput: 272

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 23, 2021

New recoveries: 10601
Cumulative tested: 11308564
Positive: 692382
Recovered: 577983
Active cases: 111862

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) May 23, 2021