Bhubaneswar, June 2 -- Kendrapara: The Kendrapara district administration on Tuesday increased the period of mandatory institutional quarantine to 14 days from one week amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, a senior official said.

Migrant returnees in rural areas of the state are placed under seven-day institutional quarantine and another week of home isolation, while in urban areas, a 14-day home quarantine is mandatory.

"The institutional quarantine period is increased as the administration has been receiving complaints of violation of home quarantine by people who returned from other states," said Kendrapara Collector Samarth Verma said.

The district on Tuesday recorded 13 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 152. Of the fresh cases...