Odisha reports 63 more COVID-19 cases; tally mounts to 1723

Sambad English Bureau Published On : May 29, 2020 at 11:30 AM Updated On : May 29, 2020 at 11:34 AM

Bhubaneswar: A total number COVID-19 cases in Odisha surged to 1723 with 63 more positive cases reported today, informed State Health & Family Welfare Department.

With this, the active cases in the State now stand at 827.

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According to State Health & Family Welfare Department, total 4259 samples were tested on Thursday, of which 63 were found positive for COVID-19. Out of 63 cases, 61 are found in quarantine centres and 2 are local contacts.

However, two patients undergoing treatment at COVID hospitals died due to other complications.

“One 72 year male of Balasore district and one 42 year male of Khordha district, both’s death is other than COVID,” the H&FW clarified today.

The samples tested positive are from 15 districts included Ganjam (4), Balasore (3), Khordha (12), Cuttack (3), Puri (1), Nayagarh (7), Balangir (6), Jagatsinghpur (11), Sundargarh (2), Mayurbhanj (1), Dhenkanal (9), Sambalpur (1), Koraput (1), Jharsuguda (1) and Nabarangpur (1).

Here’s COVID-19 tally in districts of Odisha:

District	Positive	Recovered	Active	Deceased
Ganjam	398	302	93	3
Jajpur	253	151	102	0
Balasore	142	119	22	0
Khordha	122	58	60	3
Bhadrak	106	74	32	0
Cuttack	89	23	65	1
Puri	86	33	53	0
Nayagarh	64	9	55	0
Balangir	62	6	56	0
Kendrapara	61	30	31	0
Jagatsinghpur	60	5	55	0
Sundergarh	41	27	14	0
Boudh	33	5	28	0
Angul	25	15	10	0
Deogarh	24	2	22	0
Keonjhar	21	8	13	0
Malkangiri	19	0	19	0
Mayurbhanj	17	11	6	0
Dhenkanal	16	1	15	0
Kalahandi	15	2	13	0
Nuapada	14	0	14	0
Kandhamal	13	2	11	0
Gajapati	10	0	10	0
Koraput	8	1	7	0
Sambalpur	8	1	7	0
Jharsuguda	7	2	5	0
Sonepur	5	0	5	0
Baragarh	2	0	2	0
Nabarangpur	2	0	2	0
Total	1723	887	827	7