Odisha adds 70 new COVID cases; Khordha sees spike

Bhubaneswar: Number of COVID-19 cases in Odisha mounted to 337744 as 70 more persons tested positive for the virus during the last 24 hours, official sources said today.

With this, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Odisha surged to 784.

Khordha district reported the highest number of cases with 16 fresh infections. A day before, the district had registered only 6 cases.

Below are district-wise details of the 70 new COVID-19 cases:

7. Jajpur: 4
8. Jharsuguda: 2
9. Keonjhar: 1
10. Khurda: 16
11. Puri: 1
12. Rayagada: 2
13. Sambalpur: 3
14. Sundargarh: 12
15. State Pool: 4

New recoveries: 88
Cumulative tested: 8472230
Positive: 337744
Recovered: 334990
Active cases: 784

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) March 7, 2021