Odisha sees 3,554 new Covid positive cases; tally mounts to 8,97,062

Bhubaneswar, Jun 26: Odisha witnessed 3,554 more Covid positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking its total count to 8,97,062, informed Information and Public Relations Department on Saturday.

The State had reported 2,912 cases yesterday and 3,650 and 3,456 cases on preceding two days, respectively.

Out of 3,554 cases, 2,028 were detected from among quarantined people, while the rest 1,526 detected as local contacts.

Among districts, Khurda reported the highest number of 651 cases, followed by Cuttack 501, Balasore 271, Jajpur 256, Puri 233, Mayurbhanj 196, Bhadrak 158, Jagatsinghpur 145, Angul 133, Kendrapada 119, Nayagarh 100, Sundargarh 71, Koraput 69, Keonjhar 65, Malkangiri 61 and Rayagada 61 each, Dhenkanal 56, Kandhamal 38, Boudh 33, Bargarh and Bolangir 31 each, Sonepur 29, Gajapati 24, Ganjam and Nawarangpur 22 each, Kalahandi 21, Nuapada 20, Sambalpur 18, Jharsuguda 11 and Deogarh reported eight cases.

Besides, 100 positive cases were reported from the State Pool, informed the department.