30 returnees from Surat test positive as Odisha reports highest spike of 34 COVID-19 cases in a day

Odisha on Thursday reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in a day as 34 people, including 30 who recently returned from Surat, tested positive for coronavirus, an official said.

With these new cases, the total number has climbed to 219 in the state, the official said.

The number of active cases now stands at 155 with 62 people recovering from the disease. Two persons from Bhubaneswar have died of the infection.

Of the 34 new cases, 24 are from Ganjam district, four from Mayurbhanj, three from Bhubaneswar, two from Balasore and one from Jagatsinghpur district.

Mayurbhanj has joined the list of districts where coronavirus cases have been reported, the official from the Information and Public Relations department said.

Thirty of the 34 new patients had recently returned from Surat and are in quarantine centres, the official said.

Migrant workers from Odisha stranded in Gujarat's Surat city during lockdown are returning back home in droves by buses and trains after the Centre ...