Odisha reports 245 new COVID-19 cases, 3 fresh fatalities

Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 3,29,866 on Friday as 245 more people tested positive for infection, while three fresh fatalities pushed state's coronavirus death toll to 1,876, a health official said.

As many as 139 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, while 106 infections were detected during contact tracing, he said.

Sambalpur registered highest number of new cases at 35, followed by Sundergarh (34) and Angul (32), official said.

fresh fatalities were reported in Khurda, Cuttack and Nabarangpur districts, he said.

Fifty-three or coronavirus patients have died due to comorbidities, official said.

state w has 2,505 active coronavirus cases, while 3,25,432 people have recovered from infection so far, he said.

Odisha has so far tested over 69.76 lakh samples for COVID-19, including 29,143 on Thursday, official ded.