Bhubaneswar: With a single-day spike of 3615 cases, Odisha’s COVID-19 tally went up to 222734 on Thursday. Of the fresh cases, 2118 patients are from quarantine, while 1497 are local contact cases, informed State I&PR department.
As many as 671 new cases were detected from Khordha district, followed by Cuttack (371), Puri (197) and Angul (188).
#Covid19 tally touches 222734 in #Odisha after 3615 new cases today. Positives detected from quarantine 2118 while 1497 are local contacts.
Khordha with 671 cases today is the worst-hit of all the districts. pic.twitter.com/dk933vVOwz
— OTV (@otvnews) October 1, 2020
As per government data, the death toll has jumped to 859 with 17 more fatalities in the last 24 hours. H&FW department shared the details of the patients who succumbed while under treatment at hospitals.
- A 45-year old male of Angul district who was also suffering from Diabetes &…