Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 6,116 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 4,07,457. Active caseload in the state stands at 45,949. Out of the 6,116 new infections, 3,546 were reported from quarantine centres while 2,570 persons contracted the virus locally.
Khurda district has registered the highest number of new cases with 875 persons testing positive for the disease, followed by Sundargarh with 785 new infections.
A total of 98,78,252 swab samples have been cumulatively tested in the state so far. The number of new recoveries stands at 3,464.
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Other districts that have reported new COVID-19 cases are: Angul (151), Balasore (102), Bargarh (262), Bhadrak (87), Bolangir (189), Boudh (32), Cuttack (343), Deogarh (39), Dhenkanal (8), Gajapati (78), Ganjam (134), Jagatsinghpur (73), Jajpur (324), Jharsuguda (254), Kalahandi (321), Kandhamal (36), Kendrapara (46), Keonjhar (118), Koraput (71), Malkangiri (32), Mayurbhanj (158), Nabarangpur (318), Nayagarh (99), Nuapada (430), Puri (180), Rayagada (104), Sambalpur (280) and Subarnapur (8).
The State Pool reported 179 new cases. These are persons who have come from outside the state and have tested positive.
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