The State on Thursday reported the highest single-day spurt of 394 new Covid-19 cases after a gap of several months. The new cases reported from 25 districts and the State pool mounted the State’s total positive’ tally to 34,1311.The new infections included 231 quarantine and 163 local contact cases.
The day’s maximum 70 cases were reported from Khordha district followed by Kalahandi with 43, Nuapada 40, Bargarh 34, Sundargarh 31 and Cuttack 27.Out of the 70 cases in Khordha district, 52 were registered in capital city Bhubaneswar.
Besides, 15 cases were reported from the State pool.Earlier, the State had reported highest of 297 new cases on Wednesday after witnessing 200-plus cases for almost six consecutive days last month.Currently, the active cases in the State stood at 2,246 and the cumulative samples tested were 90,73,232.
However, 121 patients recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 33,7,212 in the State.