Bhubaneswar, Sep 16:  Odisha on Wednesday clocked 4270 new Covid-19 cases, the highest ever single day spurt, taking the total number of those infected by the virus in the state to 1,62,920.

When 2478 cases were reported from quarantine centres, local cases were 1792.

On the other hand, as many as 3714 patients recovered from the disease yesterday taking the tally to 1,25,738.

The state has now 36,473 27,638 active cases.