Bhubaneswar: The number of Coronavirus Cases in Odisha has increased to 978 with the state recording another 102 new positive cases.
As many as 31 new cases have been reported from Jajpur. Jagatsinghpur has also reported 23 new cases. While Bhadrak has 21 new cases, in Kendrapada 8 new cases have been reported. Likewise, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri reported 4 cases each. Anugul, Balasore, Sambalpur and Nayagarh districts also 2, 2, 2 and 1 case respectively. One patient belonging to Cuttack aged about 75 years succumbed to the disease at Bhubaneswar AIIMS.
According to the Health and Family Welfare Department, the patient was suffering from severe comorbidities and chronic pulmonary disease. Of the total 102 cases, 97 cases were from quarantine and 5 persons were detected locally. With this the number of active cases in the state has increased to 696.
Meanwhile, the number of tastings in the state has crossed one lakh with more than 4500 tests being done yesterday.