101 fresh Covid-19 cases in Odisha, state tally reaches 538

A total of 101 people tested positive for coronavirus in Odisha on Wednesday, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 538, a health department official said.

Of the fresh cases, 52 were reported from Ganjam district, 33 from Balasore, seven each from Jajpur and Sundergarh and two from Keonjhar, he said. The number of active cases in the state now stands at 419, while 116 people have recovered from the disease. Three persons have succumbed to the pandemic. Only five of the 21 CIVID-19 affected districts account for 84 per cent of the total cases in the state, the official said.

While Ganjam district tops the list with 210 cases, Balasore has reported 90, Jajpur 71, Khurda 50, Bhadrak 31, Sundergarh 23 and Angul 15.