The State registered 86 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, following which the total number of cases surged to 624.
Ganjam district reported the highest number of 42 cases. It was followed by Jajpur district with 17, Kendrapada district 13, Bhadrak district nine, Khordha district three and Sundargarh district two.
All the 42 new cases in Ganjam are Surat returnees and are in quarantine. With the new cases, the total number of people found positive in the district rose to 252.
The 13 cases identified in Kendrapada are also all Surat returnees living in quarantine centres of Mahakalpada, Kendrapada and Kanika blocks. They have been shifted to Covid Hospitals. With the new cases, the total number rose to 22 in the district.
All the three people found positive in Khordha district have also returned from Surat and are in quarantine. With this, the total number of cases rose to 53 in the district.
The nine cases in Bhadrak included five Surat returnees, three West Bengal returnees and a Karnataka returnee.
All the cases in Jajpur district are West Bengal returnees and are in quarantine. However, the two testing positive in Sundargarh district are in a containment zone.
In a good sign, the number of recovered patients reached 158 when 15 more patients of Jajpur were discharged from hospital on Thursday.