Bhubaneswar: As many as 2470 persons in Odisha tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours taking the state’s total count to 2,62,011. Of the total fresh cases detected from all 30 districts, 1462 have been reported from different quarantine centres while remaining 1008 are local contact cases. Contact tracing and follow-up action is underway, said Information and Public Relation (I & PR ) Department. Khordha recorded highest 368 fresh cases followed by Cuttack (186) and Angul (170). With the new cases, the number of active cases in the state rose to 25,106. However, 2.35,763 patients have recovered in the state so far.