The State reported 45 new Covid-19 cases yesterday.
Out of 40 fresh cases in the State, eight cases have been detected from 0-18 year age group.
While 24 cases have been reported from quarantined people, 16 are local contact cases, according to the latest data of the Health Department.
Gajapati district reported the maximum number of fresh cases at 9, followed by Jajpur at 7, Koraput at 6, Khordha & Mayurbhanj each at 4 and Boudh at 3. While the districts of Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Ganjam, Kendrapada and Sambalpur recorded one positive case each, one fresh case was reported from the State pool.
As many as 18 districts witnessed zero covid-19 case in last 24 hours.
With this, the Covid-19 tally of the State has increased to 12,87,193. So far, a total of 12,77,424 people of the State have been recovered from Covid-19.
“The active cases of the State now stand at 600,” the Health Department said.
