101 new COVID-19 cases reported in Odisha, total rises to 538

Bhubaneswar, May 13 () A total of 101 people testedpositive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Wednesday, taking the totalnumber of such cases in the state to 538, a health departmentofficial said.

Of the fresh cases, 52 were reported from Ganjamdistrict, 33 from Balasore, seven each from Jajpur andSundergarh and two from Keonjhar, he said.

The number of active cases in the state now stands at419, while 116 people have recovered from the disease. Threepersons have succumbed to the pandemic.

Only five of the 21 CIVID-19 affected districtsaccount for 84 per cent of the total cases in the state, theofficial said.

While Ganjam district tops the list with 210 cases,Balasore has reported 90, Jajpur 71, Khurda 50, Bhadrak 31,Sundergarh 23 and Angul 15.

Nine cases each have been reported from Mayurbhanj andKeonjhar and five from Jagatsinghpur. Four cases each havebeen reported from Keonjhar, Puri and Boudh, and three fromCuttack.

Two each cases have been reported from Kalahandi,Jharsuguda and Bolangir and one each from Nayagarh, Koraput,Dhenkanal and Deogarh. AAM BDCSK SK