Odisha reports 524 new covid 19 cases in past 24 hours

Bhubaneswar : The test positivity rate in Odisha further dipped to 0.7 percent as out 68,919 tests conducted in the past 24 hours 524 tested covid positive taking the tally in the state to 10,37,056.

Health and family Welfare department sources said out of 524 new cases,308 were reported from the quarantine centres and 216 as local contact cases.

As many as 82 new cases, about 15.6 percent were reported in the age group of 0 to 18 years and Khordha district registered the highest number of 254 cases.

The two coastal districts of Khordha and Cuttack together accounted for 61.06 percent of the total infections reported in the state in the past 24 hours.

The recovery in the state surged to 10,23,849 with 451 patients cured from the virus on Wednesday.The active cases further declined to 4856.

However, Khordha district continued to record highest number of 2471 active cases,almost 50 percent of the total active cases in the state.The district along with Cuttack district together accounted for 60.85 percent of the total active cases in the state.

Official sources said two covid deaths were reported during the health audit taking the total fatalities in the state to 8298.

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