Covid-19 in Odisha: Fluctuation in daily reported cases causing concern amid Omicron scare

Bhubaneswar: A total of 218 Covid-19 positive cases including 28 in the 0-18 years age group have been detected positive in Odisha in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 10,52,145 informed the Information & Public Relations (I&PR) Department on Wednesday.

Among the 218 positives, 127 are quarantine cases and 91 are local contacts. However, 192 patients recovered in the State taking the total number of 10,41,728. There are a total of 1925 active cases.

(Details of local contacts will be shared by the concerned District)

1. Angul: 2
2. Balasore: 1
3. Bhadrak: 1
4. Cuttack: 15
5. Deogarh: 2
6. Ganjam: 5
7. Jagatsinghpur: 2
8. Jajpur: 4
9. Jharsuguda: 1
10. Kalahandi: 2
11. Kendrapada: 3
12. Khurda: 117
13. Koraput: 1
14. Mayurbhanj: 7
15. Nayagarh: 2
16. Puri: 3
17. Rayagada: 1
18. Sambalpur: 7
19. Sundargarh: 14
20. State Pool: 28

On the other hand, Odisha reports two deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 8441. Details of cases confirmed as death due to Covid-19, after due completion of the death audit process:

1. A 80 years old Female of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Acute Kidney Infection.

2. A 31 years old Male of Keonjhar District.

The Department further informed that the list does not reflect deaths occurring on a particular day. It gives details of past deaths for which the death audit process has been duly completed and the cause of death has been identified as due to Covid-19.