Bhubaneswar: A total of 3,664 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Odisha on Saturday. According to the Information and Public Relations Department, among these, 2,127 persons are in quarantine while 1,537 are local contact cases.
On the other hand, the Health and Family Welfare Department tweeted about the death of two COVID-19 patients in the State.
One of the deceased was a 75-year-old woman from Bargarh while the other a 32-year-old woman from Sundergarh district. The younger who succumbed to suffering from complications like obstructive airway disease and Hypothyroidsim.
Below district-wise breakup of new cases reported on April 17:
- Angul: 59
- Balasore: 39
- Bargarh: 210
- Bhadrak: 27
- Balangir: 79
- Boudh: 6
- Cuttack: 198
- Deogarh: 30
- Dhenkanal: 47
- Gajapati: 63
- Ganjam: 66
- Jagatsinghpur: 68
- Jajpur: 58
- Jharsuguda: 183
- Kalahandi: 324
- Kandhamal: 16
- Kendrapada: 29
- Keonjhar: 56
- Khurda: 704
- Koraput: 39
- Malkangiri: 4
- Mayurbhanj: 119
- Nawarangpur: 81
- Nayagarh: 28
- Nuapada: 221
- Puri: 143
