649 including 103 children test COVID +ve in Odisha; TPR 1.07%

Bhubaneswar: As many as 649 persons, including 103 children below 18 years of age, tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours while a total of 60298 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 1.07%.

Khurda district reported highest 235 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (84), Balasore (37) and Jagatsinghpur (37).

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 9
2. Balasore: 37
3. Bargarh: 2
4. Bhadrak: 6
5. Balangir: 5
6. Boudh: 1
7. Cuttack: 84
8. Deogarh: 1
9. Dhenkanal: 2
10. Gajapati: 1
11. Ganjam: 5
12. Jagatsinghpur: 37
13. Jajpur: 30
14. Jharsuguda: 6
15. Kalahandi: 2
16. Kandhamal: 2
17. Kendrapada: 24
18. Keonjhar: 9
19. Khurda: 235
20. Koraput: 5
21. Malkangiri: 1
22. Mayurbhanj: 30
23. Nabarangpur: 1
24. Nayagarh: 6
25. Nuapada: 2
26. Puri: 17
27. Rayagada: 3
28. Sambalpur: 9
29. Sundargarh: 25
30. State Pool: 52

The Health Department also reported six more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll mounted to 8098.