Odisha Reports 154 New COVID-19 Cases

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Friday reported 154 new COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 3,34,020, according to the State I&PR department.

Of the new cases, 89 were reported from various quarantine centres and 65 detected during contact tracing.

Sambalpur district recorded the highest number of new cases at 19, followed by Sundergarh (18) and Puri (18).

Here’s the district-wise break-up of new cases: 

1. Angul: 10
2. Balasore: 11
3. Bargarh: 9
4. Bhadrak: 8
5. Balangir: 3
6. Boudh: 1
7. Cuttack: 9
8. Dhenkanal: 1
9. Gajapati: 3
10. Jagatsinghpur: 5
11. Jajpur: 6
12. Jharsuguda: 6
13. Kendrapada: 1
14. Keonjhar: 5
15. Khurda: 12
16. Nayagarh: 1
17. Nuapada: 4
18. Puri: 18
19. Sambalpur: 19
20. Sonepur: 2
21. Sundargarh: 18
22. State Pool: 2

Currently, the state has 1,519 active COVID-19 cases, while 3,30,545 patients have recovered from the highly infectious disease.