Over 1,500 fresh COVID-19 infections push Odisha's tally to 26,892

Odisha's COVID-19 tally shot up to 26,892 with 1,503 fresh cases, while the death toll rose to 147 as seven more people succumbed to the virus, a Health department official said on Monday.

Three deaths were reported from Ganjam district and a fatality each was recorded in Sundergarh, Khurda, Cuttack and Malkangiri districts, he said. Four of them were suffering



from either diabetes or hypertension, the official said. 

Ganjam district, Odisha's coronavirus hotspot, accounted for the highest number of 491 fresh cases, followed by Khurda (223) and Cuttack (136). Odisha now has 9,918 active COVID-19 cases, the Health department official said, adding that 16,794 people have recovered from the disease so far in the state.