The State saw the highest-ever surge of Covid-19 cases on Monday when 103 persons tested positive for the virus. With the new cases, the State’s total tally jumped to 1,438.
Deogarh district reported the highest 22 cases followed by Kendrapada district 15, Jagatsinghpur 10, Malkangiri nine, Bhadrak and Balangir eight each, Gajapati and Koraput six each, Baleswar and Khordha five each, Ganjam four and Jajpur, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar one each.
Of the new 103 cases, 96 were in quarantine centres while seven are local cases, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
However, even as the State witnessed a sharp increase in the cases over the last couple of weeks, the number of patients getting cured of the infection has also registered an upward trend. As many as 99 patients recovered on Monday, taking the total recoveries to 649. This was the first time that the State recorded so many recoveries in a single day.
In Baleswar district, 34 persons recovered followed by 15 in Ganjam, 13 each in Jajpur and Kendrapada, 10 in Puri, nine in Bhadrak, three in Nayagarh, one each in Sundargarh and Deogarh. With this, the total recoveries rose to 649.
In Ganjam district , the highest 248 patients have recovered followed by 103 in Jajpur, 91 in Baleswar, 51 in Khordha and 40 in Bhadrak.