Odisha Reports 1341 Fresh COVID-19 Cases; Conducts Highest Over 23k Tests

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 1341 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 48,796, informed the Government.

While 818 cases have been reported from different quarantine centres, remaining 523 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 Ganjam witnessing highest 227 cases followed by Khordha (218) and Sundargarh (91).

With the new cases, the number of active cases in the state rose to 15,427. However, 33,020 patients have recovered in the state so far.