Bhubaneswar: As many as 2244 more persons in Odisha tested positive for deadly Coronavirus in the last 24 hours . With this, the state’s total count rose to 62, 294, informed the Government.
While 1390 cases have been reported from different quarantine centres, remaining 854 are local contacts. Contact tracing and followup action is underway, said the Health and Family Welfare Department.
The fresh cases have been reported from 29 districts with Khordha registering highest 311 cases followed by Ganjam (243) and Cuttack (194).
Covid-19 Report For 16th August
New Positives Cases: 2244
In quarantine: 1390
Local contacts: 854(Details of local contacts will be shared by concerned District Administration)
District Wise Cases
1. Angul: 15
2. Balasore: 142
3. Bargarh: 35
4. Bhadrak: 104
5. Balangir: 37— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) August 17, 2020
22. Nawarangpur: 21
23. Nayagarh: 13
24. Nuapada: 9
25. Puri: 68
26. Rayagada: 160
27. Sambalpur: 35
28. Sonepur: 11
29. Sundargarh: 136New Recoveries: 1550
Cumulative Tested: 958929
Positive: 62294
Recovered: 42276
Active Cases: 19612— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) August 17, 2020
With the new cases, the number of active cases in the state rose to 19,612. However, 42,276 patients have recovered in the state so far.
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