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With 102 New Coronavirus Cases, Odisha’s Covid-19 Tally Increases To 978
Odisha coronavirus update
The Covid-19 tally in Odisha saw an addition of 102 more cases raising the total number of positive cases in the state to 978, said the health department on Tuesday (19 May).
The death toll increased to five after a 75-year-old male from Cuttack died due to the deadly virus.
"Sorry to inform that a 75-year-old patient of Cuttack suffering from severe comorbidities and chronic pulmonary disease was admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar Emergency and unfortunately passed away within a few hours. He was later tested and found to be positive for #COVID19," tweeted the health department.
With this, the active cases in the state stood at 696 while 277 persons have recovered so far.
Ganjam district has reported the highest 307 Covid-19 positive cases so far, followed by 168 infections in Jajpur, 121 in Balasore, 95 in Bhadrak, 64 in Khurdha, 38 in Kendrapada, 33 in Puri, 28 in Jagatsinghpur, 27 each in Cuttack and Sundargarh.
Other districts that have reported under 20 cases include Angul (17), Mayurbhanj (11), Nayagarh (10), Keonjhar (8), Balangir (6), Boudh (5), Sambalpur (3), two each in Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Jharsuguda, and Deogarh, and one each in Koraput and Dhenkanal.
Meanwhile, the state has achieved the one lakh milestone in COVID-19 testing. "1,00,302 samples have been tested till Monday," said the health department.
(With inputs from IANS)
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