The Covid-19 positives’ tally surged to 3,29,306 in the State on Wednesday following 305 more persons being affected in 28 districts. Of the total cases, 174 were reported from quarantine centres and 131 were local contact cases.
Sundargarh and Sambalpur districts recorded the day’s highest 28 cases each followed by Angul 26, Bargarh 25, Cuttack and Khordha 23 each, Jajpur 16, Baleswar 15 and Kendrapada 10. All other districts reported below 10 cases.Besides, six cases were reported from the State pool. The total active cases in the State stood at 2,607. Though Cuttack district reported only 23 cases, Kakudia village in Narsinghpur block in the district, which was declared containment zone on December 27 following six villagers testing positive, reported 11 more infections on the day.Official sources said 363 villagers of the village had undergone test on Tuesday. Of them, 11 people have tested positive.
But the symptoms of Covid-19 have not been identified among the villagers who have tested positive for the virus, the Narsinghpur BDO said.However, local police and administration officials are camping in the village to keep a watch on situation, he added. They are also convincing villagers having symptoms to go for test. Three more patients succumbed to virus on day, increasing total toll to 1,871.
