2000 COVID-19 cases recorded in a single in Odisha

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Odisha, for the first time, has witnessed COVID-19 positive cases crossing the 2,000 mark on a single day yesterday.

With 2,496 people testing positive, the total number of positive cases has gone up to 57,126. The state has also reported nine more deaths thereby taking the related death count to 333. The state has performed 8,55,713 tests till date with a positivity rate of 6.68 per cent.

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Meanwhile, 39,205 persons have recovered from the infection so far leaving behind 17,535 active cases.

Khordha District, which is home to the capital city of Bhubaneswar, continues to lead the inter-district tally with 378 cases whereas Ganjam district continues to come a close second with 327 positive cases.

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