Bhubaneswar: As many as 8778 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours.

While a total of 74,611 samples were tested in the state yesterday, the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 11.7%.

Out of the 8778 cases, 792 are children below 18 years of age.

Khurda district registered highest 2615 fresh infections, followed by Sundargarh (1252) and Cuttack (766).

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.

1. Angul: 107
2. Balasore: 231
3. Bargarh: 136
4. Bhadrak: 103
5. Balangir: 216
6. Boudh: 12
7. Cuttack: 766
8. Deogarh: 25
9. Dhenkanal: 78
10. Gajapati: 72
11. Ganjam: 106
12. Jagatsinghpur: 114
13. Jajpur: 191
14. Jharsuguda: 203
15. Kalahandi: 86
16. Kandhamal: 20
17. Kendrapada: 46
18. Keonjhar: 95
19. Khurda: 2615
20. Koraput: 161
21. Malkangiri: 12
22. Mayurbhanj: 338
23. Nabarangpur: 112
24. Nayagarh: 75
25. Nuapada: 67
26. Puri: 216
27. Rayagada: 65
28. Sambalpur: 596
29. Sonepur: 87
30. Sundargarh: 1252
31. State Pool: 575