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.

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

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.

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.

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

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