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As many as 1,804 new cases were detected in quarantine centres, while 1,249 people tested positive for the infection during contact tracing.

A total of 81,484 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in the country.

Khurda district, of which state capital Bhubaneswar is a part, reported the maximum number of new cases at 766, followed by Cuttack at 358 and Mayurbhanj at 156.