Odisha's COVID-19 tally has rises to 2.74 lakh after 1,931 new cases

Odisha on Wednesday reported 1,931 new COVID-19 cases, which took the tally in the coastal state to 2,74,181, while 13 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,181, a health department official said.

Of the new cases, 1,120 were reported from various quarantine centres and 811 people detected during contact tracing, he



said.

Fifty-three COVID-19 patients died in the state due to comorbidities, the official said.

Odisha currently has 20,750 active cases, while 2,52,197 people have so far recovered from the disease, he said.

Over 41.59 lakh sample tests have been conducted in the state, he added.