Odisha has crossed 20 lakh COVID-19 tests with a cumulative total of 20,48,008. The sample tests conducted so far have diagnosed 1,20,221 persons as positive, with 29,299 active cases as on date. More than 90,000 patients have already recovered.<br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports, the covid-19 data revealed today doesn't reflect much of a gap between the fresh discoveries at 3,543 and fresh recoveries at 2,980. Yet, the viral transmission continues to spread out days on end. <br />''<br />''The virus has been more expansionist in Khurda district with an ever increasing caseload, the latest being of 878 positive cases reported today. The district, home to Capital Bhubaneswar, has been leading the inter-district tally for over a month now with the capital city itself claiming the lion's share of the intra-district case count. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Mayurbhanj with 326 and Cuttack with 295 freshs cases are way behind Khurda. However, the aggressive viral outlook for certain districts in the state has necessitated the government to further expand the existing COVID-19 cure and convalescence ecosystem.</span><br />