Ganjam, the worst Covid-19-affected district, on Friday reported the State’s highest single-day surge of 320 new cases and four Covid deaths triggering panic among the residents.
Of the 755 fresh cases detected in the State, Ganjam alone reported 42.4 per cent of the cases, taking the total count of positive cases in the district to 3,416.
All the new cases were shifted to a Covid Hospital, informed officials.
The fresh 320 cases included 65 corona warriors, nine persons with travel histories and 246 persons with active contact of previous positive cases.
With the new cases, the number of active cases in the district rose to 1,697. However, 1,707 persons have recovered from the disease so far while as many as 34 have died of the virus.
