Bhubaneswar: Odisha has registered 304 fresh cases of COVID-19 and two deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Health and Family Welfare Department.
A 76-year old male COVID-19 positive patient of Bargarh district, who was suffering from diabetes for long, passed away while under treatment in hospital.
Another 49-year old male patient of Ganjam district, also died in hospital. The person was also a patient of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the Health Department said.
With this, the death toll due to COVID-19 has risen to 14.
Of the 304 positive cases, 272 cases have been reported from quarantine centres across the State and the rest 32 are the local contacts.
District-wise Details
1. Khordha: 05
2. Malkangiri: 02
3. Cuttack: 13
4. Nayagarh: 3
5. Jagatsinghpur: 29
6. Jharsuguda: 25
7. Balasore: 17
8. Dhenkanal: 1
9: Sonepur: 4
10: Kandhamal: 12
11. Bhadrak: 11
12. Bargarh: 14
13. Jajpur: 21
14. Ganjam: 40
15. Gajapati: 47
16. Puri: 3
17. Sundargarh: 1
18. Sambalpur: 2
19. Bolangir: 1
20. Mayurbhanj: 6
21: Kendrapada: 5
22. Fire & NDRF Personnel: 42 (Returned from Amphan Duty, WB)
Key Stats
New recoveries: 237
Cumulative tested: 224402
Positive: 5160
Recovered: 3534
Active cases: 1607