Odisha's Covid-19 tally crosses 44,000 with 1,643 fresh infections

Odisha's Covid-19 tally crossed the 44,000-mark on Saturday with 1,643 fresh infection and the toll increased to 259 as the recovery figure surpassed 30,000, a health department official said.

 

Twelve persons succumbed to the contagion during the



day to take the toll to 259, the official said.

 

The coronavirus tally in the state now stands at 44,193, while the recovery of 1,544 patients on Saturday took the number of those cured to 30,242, which is 68.42 per cent of the total caseload, he said.