A migrant, who had returned from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, has massively contributed in spreading the coronavirus infection in Rayagada district, which reported as many as 76 positive cases on Friday.
Out of the 76 cases, 63 belong to Bijapur village in the district and the Tamil Nadu returnee turned out to be the super-spreader.
Rayagada, which was the last district in the State to figure in the Covid-19 map in the State, reported the first case in the first week of June. Till date, it had reported 36 cases.
However, with the new cases, the district’s total tally rose to 115, including 63 from Bijapur village. The number of active cases in the district now stands at 98 and recovered cases at 17.