<p> Odisha reported 110 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the state's tally to 3,250.</p>.<p>Of the fresh cases, 97 were reported from quarantine centres where people returning from different states are lodged, while 13 others were detected in contract-tracing exercises, a Health Department official said.</p>.<p>The fresh cases were reported from 17 districts, he added.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-now-stands-in-the-6th-position-globally-as-tally-spikes-over-257-lakh-toll-crosses-7100-846670.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Thirty-three cases were detected in Jagatsinghpur district, followed by 20 in Cuttack, 14 in Khurda, 11 in Gajapati and seven in Puri.</p>.<p>Four cases each were reported in Raygada, Nayagarh, Kalahandi and Mayurbhanj, two in Bargarh and one case each was reported in Jharsuguda, Bhadrak, Balangir, Kendrapada, Koraput, Keonjhar and Boudh districts.</p>.<p>With this, the number of active cases in the state increases to 1,106, while 2,133 people have recovered from the disease so far.</p>.<p>Nine people have died of COVID-19 in the state. Two more patients had tested positive for the disease but they died of other reasons, the official said.</p>.<p>As many as 3,026 samples were tested for the disease on Tuesday, taking the total number of tests conducted to 1,85,410, he said.</p>.<p>Ganjam district topped the COVID tally in the state with 649 cases, followed by Jajpur with 326 and Khurda with 290 cases.</p>.<p>The state government has announced incentives for healthcare professionals engaged in COVID-19 management.</p>
<p> Odisha reported 110 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the state's tally to 3,250.</p>.<p>Of the fresh cases, 97 were reported from quarantine centres where people returning from different states are lodged, while 13 others were detected in contract-tracing exercises, a Health Department official said.</p>.<p>The fresh cases were reported from 17 districts, he added.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-now-stands-in-the-6th-position-globally-as-tally-spikes-over-257-lakh-toll-crosses-7100-846670.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Thirty-three cases were detected in Jagatsinghpur district, followed by 20 in Cuttack, 14 in Khurda, 11 in Gajapati and seven in Puri.</p>.<p>Four cases each were reported in Raygada, Nayagarh, Kalahandi and Mayurbhanj, two in Bargarh and one case each was reported in Jharsuguda, Bhadrak, Balangir, Kendrapada, Koraput, Keonjhar and Boudh districts.</p>.<p>With this, the number of active cases in the state increases to 1,106, while 2,133 people have recovered from the disease so far.</p>.<p>Nine people have died of COVID-19 in the state. Two more patients had tested positive for the disease but they died of other reasons, the official said.</p>.<p>As many as 3,026 samples were tested for the disease on Tuesday, taking the total number of tests conducted to 1,85,410, he said.</p>.<p>Ganjam district topped the COVID tally in the state with 649 cases, followed by Jajpur with 326 and Khurda with 290 cases.</p>.<p>The state government has announced incentives for healthcare professionals engaged in COVID-19 management.</p>