550 new +ves; State Covid total 3,17,789

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550 new +ves; State Covid total 3,17,789

Sunday, 29 November 2020 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

A total of 550 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported from 28 districts and the State pool on Saturday. With this,  the State’s positives’ tally went up to 3,17,789.

 Of the new cases, 317 were from quarantine and 233 were local contact cases.

Angul district recorded the day’s highest 53 new cases followed by Khordha 49, Sundargarh 47, Mayurbhanj 40, Sambalpur 37, Cuttack35, Nuapada 31, Puri 26, Jharsuguda and Bargarh 25 each, Balangir 21, Kalahandi, Jagatsinghpur and Jajpur 19 each, Kendrapada 16, Keonjhar 13,  Nabarangpur eight, Deogarh seven, Bhadrak and Dhenkanal five each, Subarnapur and Malkangiri three each and Nayagarh, Boudh and Koraput two each.

Besides, 10 cases were reported from the State pool. Gajapati and Kandhamal districts reported zero cases.

Meanwhile, the Covid death toll jumped to 1,730 with 12 more deaths reported on the day. Four deaths were reported from Sundargarh district, three from Khordha (Bhubaneswar), two from Angul and one each from Baleswar, Jajpur and Dhenkanal.However, 802 patients recovered on the day, taking the State’s total recoveries to 3,10,549.

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