Bhubaneswar: June 21: Odisha has registered 304 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours. This is the highest number of cases recorded in a single day so far. Gajapati District has recorded 47 new cases, followed by Ganjam (40), Jagatsinghpur (29), Jharsuguda (25), Jajpur (21), Balasore (17), Bargarh (14), Cuttack (13), Kandhamal (12), Bhadrak (11), Mayurbhanj (6), Kendrapara (5), Khurda (5), Sonepur (4), Puri (3), Nayagarh (3), Malkangiri (2), Sambalpur (2), Bolangir (1), Sundergarh (1) and Dhenkanal (1).
42 more employees returned from Amphan Duty in West Bengal, have also tested positive.
Out of 304 new cases, 272 are in quarantine centers and rest 32 are local contacts.
Total number of COVID-19 cases in Odisha rose to 5160.
