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143 more positive; State’s total tally reaches 2,388

PNS

As many as 143 Covi-19 cases were reported on Wednesday, taking the total tally to 2,388 in the State. The new cases included 132 from quarantine centres while 11 were local.

Ganjam district reported the highest 41 cases followed by Baleswar with 24, Subarnapur 17, Balangir 13, Kendrapada nine, Nuapada eight, Mayurbhanj eight, Gajapati four, Sundargarh four, Khordha three, Sambalpur three, Angul three, Deogarh and Kalahandi one each.

But for the first time a positive case was reported from Rayagada district. The infected person is a Delhi returnee now in quarantine. With this, the virus has spread to all 30 districts.

However, 91 patients recovered from the disease on Wednesday, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,416. Out of the new recoveries, 22  are from Deogarh district, 16 from Puri, 15 from Nayagarh, nine from Balangir, five each from Angul and Baleswar, three each from Bhadrak and Sundargarh, two each from Cuttack, Ganjam, Khordha, Kalahandi and Bargarh and one each from Dhenkanal, Gajapati and Jajpur.