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Published 15:52 IST, December 17th 2020

Odisha logs 351 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more fatalities

 Odisha on Thursday added 351 new cases to its COVID-19 caseload, raising the state's tally to 3,25,147, while five fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 1,825, a health department official said.

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 Odisha on Thursday added 351 new cases to its COVID-19 caseload, raising the state's tally to 3,25,147, while five fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 1,825, a health department official said.

Of the 351 cases, 203 were reported from various quarantine centers, and 148 detected during contact tracing.

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Three districts -- Gajapati, Rayagada, and Kandhamal -- did not report any case since Wednesday.

Khurda, of which the state capital Bhubaneswar is a part, recorded the maximum number of new cases at 52, followed by Sundergarh at 47 and Angul at 41.

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Odisha currently has 3,061 active cases, while 3,20,208 patients have so far recovered.

The state's positivity rate stands at five percent.

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Over 65.02 lakh samples have been examined in the state, including 33,494 on Wednesday. 

(IMAGE CREDITS:PTI)

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15:52 IST, December 17th 2020