Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 count is constantly on the rise, with the State reporting more than 4000 infections daily over the last few days. Odisha on Thursday recorded its highest ever single-day spike of coronavirus cases with detection of 4340 positives, taking the total infection tally to 196888.
Of the fresh cases, 2517 are from quarantine while 1823 cases are local contacts.
Khordha sees 653 cases in the last 24 hours, followed by Cuttack with 567 positives, Puri (203), Jagatsinghpur (193), Jharsuguda (174), Balasore (162), Angul (155) and Jajpur (151 cases).
#Khordha reports maximum 653 #COVID19 cases; district-wise details of positive cases detected in #Odisha in last 24 hours pic.twitter.com/6xxwePZp6N
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During the period, the State also recorded 16 Covid-19 fatalities, making it the deadliest day so far. The virus toll has jumped to…