Covid cases in Odisha breach 10k mark for 2nd consecutive day

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Friday reported a huge spike in Covid cases with 10,273 positive cases including 3496 from Khordha have been detected in the last 24 hours.

The total cases include 1065 in the 0-18 years age group have been found, informed the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department.

Among the 10,273 positives, 5962 are quarantine cases and 4311 are local contacts. There are a total of 53,171 active cases. The new recoveries stand at 1447. The positivity rate stands at 13.56%.

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

1. Angul: 85
2. Balasore: 457
3. Bargarh: 102
4. Bhadrak: 102
5. Balangir: 191
6. Boudh: 24
7. Cuttack: 844
8. Deogarh: 23
9. Dhenkanal: 69
10. Gajapati: 126
11. Ganjam: 55
12. Jagatsinghpur: 132
13. Jajpur: 143
14. Jharsuguda: 202
15. Kalahandi: 203
16. Kandhamal: 26
17. Kendrapada: 74
18. Keonjhar: 114
19. Khurda: 3496
20. Koraput: 186
21. Malkangiri: 30
22. Mayurbhanj: 340
23. Nawarangpur: 125
24. Nayagarh: 121
25. Nuapada: 45
26. Puri: 269
27. Rayagada: 183
28. Sambalpur: 529
29. Sonepur: 132
30. Sundargarh: 1049
31. State Pool: 796

Meanwhile, Odisha reports four deaths in the last 24 hours.

Details of cases confirmed as death due to Covid-19, after due completion of death audit process:

1. A 87 years old male of Bhadrak District.

2. A 36 years old female of Cuttack district who was also suffering from Rheumatic heart disease & Multiple sclerosis.

3. A 25 years old female of Jagatsinghpur district who was also suffering from Systemic lupus erythematosus, Discoid lupus erythematosus, neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus, Bronchial Asthma & Lymphopenia.

4. A 72 years old male of Sundargarh District who was also suffering from Hypertension.

NOTE: This 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.