Puri, Khurda and Cuttack, which are very close to each other, have been witnessing a surge in cases lately (Picture used for representational purpose only)
BHUBANESWAR: The state’s fresh Covid tally touched 8,914 on Monday with five districts each reporting more than 500 new infections on Monday. Cuttack, Puri and Khurda (including Bhubaneswar) have together been adding around 2,000 cases a day for the past few days.
However, for the first time after April 27, the fresh death toll came down to a single digit with five casualties. This has taken the state’s total Covid toll to 2,073. The districts with 500 plus cases are Cuttack (587), Khurda (1,258), Sambalpur (520), Puri (530) and Sundargarh (592).