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Odisha sees highest single-day spike in Covid cases, inter-state buses halted
Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Monday reported the highest ever single-day rise in COVID-19 cases as 4,445 people tested positive, pushing the coastal state's tally to over 3.72 lakh, a senior official said.Four more people died in the state, following which the toll rose to 1,948, he said.The previous daily high was recorded on September 25 last year when the state reported 4,356 cases.All 30 districts in the state reported new cases, the official said.Of the new cases, 2,574 were reported from the quarantine centres, while the rest 1,871 were local contacts.Sundergarh, bordering Chhattisgarh, reported the highest 722 new cases.Khurda reported 587 cases, followed by Nuapada (437), Kalahandi (273), Cuttack (251) and Sambalpur (241).