638 including 110 children test COVID +ve in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 638 new COVID-19 cases including 110 children below 18 years of age during the last 24 hours while a total of 57280 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 1.11%.

Khurda district registered highest 260 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (57) and Jajpur (34).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 1007750 with 7255 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 16
2. Balasore: 23
3. Bargarh: 6
4. Bhadrak: 12
5. Boudh: 12
6. Cuttack: 57
7. Deogarh: 11
8. Dhenkanal: 10
9. Gajapati: 1
10. Ganjam: 4
11. Jagatsinghpur: 19
12. Jajpur: 34
13. Jharsuguda: 4
14. Kalahandi: 1
15. Kandhamal: 2
16. Kendrapada: 21
17. Keonjhar: 2
18. Khurda: 260
19. Malkangiri: 3
20. Mayurbhanj: 20
21. Nayagarh: 7
22. Nuapada: 2
23. Puri: 21
24. Rayagada: 7
25. Sambalpur: 7
26. Sundargarh: 19
27. State Pool: 57

The Health Department also reported 68 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll mounted to 7969. Cuttack district recorded highest 22 fatalities.