Of the 102 Covid-19 cases reported in Ganjam district in the last 24 hours, 43 are corona warriors from different fields, informed the district administration on Wednesday.
Of these corona warrior, 16 belong to Aska, four to the Brahmapur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) area, one each to Bhanjanagar, Chhatrapur, Jagannath Prasad, Kabisuryanagar and Chikiti, seven each to Dharakote and Kukudahandi and four to Rengeilunda.
Besides, 57 cases were local contacts, who had come in active contact with previous positive cases. The local contacts included 22 from Kabisuryanagar, six from Aska, four from BeMC area and three each from Bhanjanagar, Bellaguntha, Dharakote and Kukudahandi.
The remaining two cases have travel history to Surat and Bengaluru.
With the new cases, the district’s total tally rose to 1,472, including 465 active cases. However, 993 patients have so far recovered while 14 succumbed to the virus.