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Odisha reports 528 new Covid-19 cases, five more deaths

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Boudh became the first Covid-free district in the state with no active case. (Photo credit: Pixabay)

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Sunday reported 528 new Covid cases, taking the state’s tally to 10,27,959. Five fresh fatalities raised the coronavirus death toll in the state to 8,214, he said.

Boudh became the first Covid-free district in the state with no active case, PTI reported quoting an official.

Khurda district recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 243, followed by Cuttack at 69.

Bolangir, Boudh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Nuapada and Rayagada districts did not report any new case in the last 24 hours.

Odisha now has 5,280 active cases, while 579 more people were cured of the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 10,14,412.

The state has so far conducted over 2.01 crore sample tests, including 69,030 on Saturday, and the positivity rate now stands at 5.09 per cent, reported PTI.

Over 87 lakh people have received both doses of Covid vaccines in the state, an official said.


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