COVID-19: Odisha registers 60% jump in daily cases, highest in three months
The Hindu
While 31 students of an institute tested positive, the office of the DCP was sealed after the detection of cases.
Odisha on Tuesday registered a 60% jump in daily COVID-19 cases by reporting 680 new ones compared to Monday’s 424.
While 31 students tested positive from the campus of the National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, an autonomous institute under Department of Atomic Energy, the office of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar, was sealed following the detection of COVID-19 positive cases.
Monday’s sudden rise in cases is the highest in almost three months as the State last reported over 600 cases on October 12. Khordha district, of which capital city of Bhubaneswar is a part, saw its COVID-19 graph shooting up from 151 to 263 in 24 hours.