Odisha reports 228 new COVID cases, two more fatalities

Bhubaneswar, December 31 dmanewsdesk:  Odisha on Friday reported the highest single-day spike of 228 new COVID-19 cases in the last three weeks, taking the tally to 10,54,834, a health department bulletin said.

The state had on December 10 registered 286 such infections.

The death toll rose to 8,460 as two more persons succumbed to the disease in Khurda district, it said.

Fifty-three other COVID-19 patients have died due to comorbidities so far, the bulletin said.

Khurda, which comprises Bhubaneswar, reported the highest number of fresh cases at 105, and thirty-two children are among the new patients, it said.

The state had on Thursday registered 225 fresh infections.

Odisha now has 1,727 active cases, while 151 people were cured of the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 10,44,594, the bulletin said.

The state conducted 61,277 sample tests for COVID-19 on Thursday, and the daily positivity rate was at 0.37 per cent.

Around 2.92 crore people have received the first dose of COVID vaccines, and more than 2.06 crore have been administered the second jab, it added.

Source: PTI