Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 7,426 fresh cases of Covid in the last 24 hours including 867 in the 0-18 years age group, informed the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department on Wednesday.
The new 7,426 positive cases include 1,959 cases from Khordha, followed by 778 from Sundergarh, 548 from Cuttack and 496 from Balasore have been detected in the last 24 hours.
Among the 7,426 positives, 4306 patients are in quarantine and 3120 are the local contacts. Currently, the active cases stand at 74,512.
(Details of local contacts will be shared by the concerned District)
1. Angul: 109
2. Balasore: 496
3. Bargarh: 134
4. Bhadrak: 100
5. Balangir: 207
6. Boudh: 98
7. Cuttack: 548
8. Deogarh: 25
9. Dhenkanal: 37
10. Gajapati: 99
11. Ganjam: 34
12. Jagatsinghpur: 129
13. Jajpur: 152
14. Jharsuguda: 45
15. Kalahandi: 188
16. Kandhamal: 123
17. Kendrapada: 84
18. Keonjhar: 136
19. Khurda: 1959
20. Koraput: 159
21. Malkangiri: 67
22. Mayurbhanj: 166
23. Nawarangpur: 117
24. Nayagarh: 245
25. Nuapada: 191
26. Puri: 106
27. Rayagada: 131
28. Sambalpur: 160
29. Sonepur: 212
30. Sundargarh: 778
31. State Pool: 391
Notably on Tuesday, State Health Services Director said that the transmission is on a declining trend in Odisha. If downtrend persists, it can be assumed that Odisha has crossed third wave peak. Not only in cities, the virus transmission is prevalent in rural areas too, he added.
Ms Kalinga