Odisha logs 10031 new COVID cases; Khurda reports 1329 fresh infections

Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 tally in Odisha mounted to 544873 as the state reported 10031 new cases in the last 24 hours.

Khurda registered highest 1329 fresh infections, followed by Sundargarh (824) and Cuttack (720). A total of 48377 samples were tested in the state, yesterday.

With this, the number of active cases in Odisha surged to 94760.

The state also reported 17 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours as the toll rose to 2197.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases:

1. Angul: 456
2. Balasore: 230
3. Bargarh: 450
4. Bhadrak: 248
5. Balangir: 274
6. Boudh: 183
7. Cuttack: 720
8. Deogarh: 118
9. Dhenkanal: 244
10. Gajapati: 89
11. Ganjam: 209
12. Jagatsinghpur: 115
13. Jajpur: 328
14. Jharsuguda: 418
15. Kalahandi: 433
16. Kandhamal: 75
17. Kendrapara: 243
18. Keonjhar: 166
19. Khurda: 1329
20. Koraput: 142
21. Malkangiri: 62
22. Mayurbhanj: 207
23. Nabarangpur: 306
24. Nayagarh: 269
25. Nuapada: 311
26. Puri: 708
27. Rayagada: 132
28. Sambalpur: 302
29. Sonepur: 169
30. Sundargarh: 824
31. State Pool: 271