Odisha reports 1,474 new COVID-19 cases, 12 fresh fatalities

Odisha's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 2,95,889 on Wednesday as 1,474 more people tested positive for the infection, while 12 fresh fatalities pushed the coronavirus death toll to 1,364. As many as 855 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, while 619 infections were detected during contact tracing, he



said. 

Odisha now has 13,919 active cases, while 2,80,553 people have been cured of the disease so far, the official said. The state has so far tested 47.36 lakh samples for COVID-19, including 48,947 on Tuesday, he said. The positivity rate in the state currently stands at 6.25 percent, he added.