Odisha reports 1,982 new COVID-19 cases, 17 more fatalities

Odisha on Monday reported 1,982 new COVID-19 cases, which took the tally in the coastal state to 2,70,346, while 17 fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 1,152, a health department official said.

Of the 1,982 cases,



1,156 were reported from various quarantine centres and the rest detected during contact tracing, the official said.

Odisha currently has 22,304 active cases, while 2,46,837 people have so far recovered, the official said.