More 136 cases in Odisha

Bhubaneswar : The number of total COVID-19 positive cases in the state mounted to 3386 today after 136 more persons tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, said Health and Family Welfare Department.

Of the new cases, two are local contacts while remaining 134 have been reported from quarantine centres.

Of the total fresh cases 82 have been reported from 14 districts: Keonjhar ( 8), Jharsuguda (4), Khordha (17), Dhenkanal (3), Cuttack(7), Kendrapada (1 7) Nuapada (2) Gajapati (7), Kandhamal (15), Kalahandi (2), Ganjam (3), Puri (3), Mayurbhanj (9) and Sambalpur (1). Remaining 54 patients are personnel of NDRF, ODRAF and Odisha Fire Services, who were under quarantine after returning to Odisha following post-cyclone restoration drive in West Bengal.

With this, the number of active cases in the state rose to 1092. While 2282 persons have so far recovered in the state, nine have succumbed to the virus.