Bhubaneswar, June 20 Odisha on Saturday reported a record recovery of 237 coronavirus patients in a single day, taking the total number of such patients to 3,534 in the state, the Health Department said.
"The untiring efforts of our Covid Warriors has led to an all-time high recovery of 237 patients in a day! We salute the dauntless spirit of our frontline workers," said the department.
These recovered patients include 70 from Cuttack, 54 from Khordha, 20 from Jagatsinghpur, 19 from Kandhamal, 17 from Ganjam, nine each from Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj, eight from Keonjhar, and seven each from Dhenkanal and Puri.
Besides, four patients each from Kendrapara and Nayagarh, two each from Kalahandi, Malkangiri and Sambalpur, and one each from Boudh, Jharsuguda and Sundergarh have also recovered.
Odisha has reported 4,856 corona cases so far, including 1,306 active cases and 12 deaths.
( With inputs from IANS )