One more COVID-19 case reported in Odisha, count rises to 163

Bhubaneswar, May 4 () A person from Odisha'sSundergarh district tested positive for novel coronavirus onMonday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 163,a health official said.

The fresh case has taken Sundergarh's count to 11, ofwhich six are active cases and five persons have recovered.The tribal-dominated district is in the 'orange' zone, hesaid.

A total of 2,470 samples were tested for COVID-19 onSunday, the Health and Family Welfare Department officialsaid.

The Odisha government has tested 41,128 samples sofar, he said.

Of the total 163 cases, 102 are active ones while 60persons have recovered. One person from Bhubaneswar died ofthe disease on April 6.

The highest number of cases were reported in Jajpurdistrict (48), followed by 47 in Bhubaneswar (Khurdadistrict), 21 in Balasore, 19 in Bhadrak and 11 in Sundergarh.

Two cases each have been reported in Ganjam,Jharsuguda, Kendrapara, Bolangir, Keonjhar and Kalahandi andone each in Cuttack, Puri, Dhenkanal, Deogarh and Koraputdistricts. AAMACD ACD