Decline: State logs 287 new Covid cases

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In a further declining trend, the State on Sunday registered 287 new Covid-19 positive cases in 27 districts and the State pool, with which the total tally rose to 1325061.

Among the newly-infected were 62 children in the age group of 0 to 18 years.

Notably, the State had recorded 320 Covid cases on Saturday.

Out of the new cases, 168 were reported from quarantine and 119 local contacts.

Sundargarh district reported the maximum 57 new cases followed by Khordha with 55, Kalahandi 19, Sambalpur 16, Nabarangpur 14, Cuttack and Mayurbhanj 13 each, Balangir 11 and Bargarh 10.

The districts which reported below-10 cases were Jharsuguda and Nuapada seven each, Gajapati, Nayagarh and Subarnapur with six each, Baleswar and Kandhamal five each, Jajpur four, Puri and Boudh three each, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal and Koraput two each and Angul And Ganjam one each. 

Besides, 12 cases were reported from the State pool.

The active cases numbered 2,485.

So far, 13,13,360 persons have recovered from the disease in the State.

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