Odisha reports 1,913 new COVID-19 cases, 15 fresh fatalities

Odisha's COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,76,094 on Thursday as 1,913 more people tested positive for the infection, while 15 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 1,196, a health official said.

The state reported less than 2,000 cases for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday.

As many as 1,109 new cases were



reported in quarantine centres, while 804 infections were detected during contact tracing, he said.

Odisha now has 19,932 active coronavirus cases, while 2,54,913 people have recovered from the disease so far, the official said.

The state has so far tested over 41.99 lakh samples for COVID-19, including 40,114 on Wednesday, he added.