Bhubaneswar: As many as 2697 persons in Odisha tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 2,46,839.
Of the total fresh cases detected from all 30 districts, 1576 have been reported from different quarantine centres while remaining 1121 are local contacts. Contact tracing and follow-up action is underway, said Information and Public Relation (I & PR ) Department.