Bhubaneswar: As many as 736 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in last 24 hours bringing the total number of infections so far in Odisha to 17,437, official data suggested Sunday.
According to Department of Information and Public Relations (I&PR) of the state government, out of the 736 infections, 481 were reported from quarantine centres and 255 were local cases.
Meanwhile, five persons lost their lives to the disease. While three of the deaths were reported from Ganjam, one each was reported from Jagatsinghpur and Sundargarh. Two other persons who had tested positive for the disease died of comorbidities, a state Department of Health notification said.
The state has so far conducted 3,86,102 tests.
Covid-19 Report For 18th July
New Positive Cases: 736
In Quarantine: 481
Local Contacts: 255(Details of local contacts will be shared by concerned District Administration)
District Wise Cases
1. Angul: 22
2. Balasore: 33
3. Bargarh: 3
4. Bhadrak: 5
5. Bolangir: 4
6. Boudh: 8— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) July 19, 2020
23. Rayagada: 8
24. Sambalpur: 25
25. Sundargarh: 17New Recoveries: 607
Cumulative Tested: 386102
Positive: 17437
Recovered: 11937
Active Cases: 5381— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) July 19, 2020
According to state government data as of Sunday morning, 17,437 people have so far tested positive for COVID-19 in the state out of which 5,381 cases are active, 11,937 have recovered and 91 persons have died. Another 28 persons, who were diagnosed with COVID-19 died of co-morbidities while under treatment.
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