155 more test positive for COVID-19 in Odisha; Active cases at 729

Bhubaneswar: Active COVID-19 cases in Odisha rose to 729 as 155 more persons tested positive for the virus during the last 24 hours.

Out of the 155 fresh cases, 16 are children below 18 years of age.

Khurda district registered highest 69 new infections.

With this, the COVID-19 tally in Odisha reached 1289757.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases:

1. Balasore: 8
2. Bargarh: 3
3. Bhadrak: 4
4. Cuttack: 16
5. Dhenkanal: 1
6. Jagatsinghpur: 4
7. Jharsuguda: 1
8. Kendrapara: 1
9. Khurda: 69
10. Malkangiri: 1
11. Mayurbhanj: 1
12. Nayagarh: 2
13. Puri: 9
14. Rayagada: 1
15. Sambalpur: 3
16. Sonepur: 2
17. Sundargarh: 12
18. State Pool: 17