720 more test positive for COVID-19 in Odisha; Toll crosses 7000

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 720 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while a total of 50727 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 1.41%.

Khurda district reported highest 279 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (91) and Jagatsinghpur (33).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 996153 with 9672 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 15
2. Balasore: 19
3. Bargarh: 2
4. Bhadrak: 22
5. Balangir: 4
6. Boudh: 1
7. Cuttack: 91
8. Deogarh: 5
9. Dhenkanal: 15
10. Ganjam: 5
11. Jagatsinghpur: 33
12. Jajpur: 28
13. Jharsuguda: 3
14. Kalahandi: 5
15. Kandhamal: 9
16. Kendrapada: 12
17. Keonjhar: 11
18. Khurda: 279
19. Koraput: 3
20. Malkangiri: 4
21. Mayurbhanj: 29
22. Nabarangpur: 1
23. Nayagarh: 18
24. Nuapada: 2
25. Puri: 16
26. Rayagada: 8
27. Sambalpur: 6
28. Sonepur: 3
29. Sundargarh: 11
30. State Pool: 60

The COVID-19 toll in the state crossed 7000-mark and reached 7021 as the Health Department reported 68 more deaths. Cuttack district recorded highest 14 fatalities.