Daily COVID cases in Odisha cross 1K mark as 1216 test positive

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered a massive spike in daily COVID-19 cases today as the figure crosses 1K mark and reached 1216, with almost a double-fold increase as the number was 680 yesterday.

The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) stood at 1.76% while a total of 68,878 samples were tested in the state, yesterday.

Out of the 1216 cases, including 187 children below 18 years of age, 710 were detected in quarantine while 506 are local contact cases.

Khurda district reported highest 456 fresh infections, followed by Sundargarh (166) and Sambalpur (99).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 1057876 with 3981 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.

1. Angul: 6
2. Balasore: 2
3. Bargarh: 21
4. Bhadrak: 6
5. Balangir: 14
6. Boudh: 1
7. Cuttack: 80
8. Deogarh: 8
9. Dhenkanal: 4
10. Gajapati: 1
11. Ganjam: 9
12. Jagatsinghpur: 13
13. Jajpur: 47
14. Jharsuguda: 33
15. Kalahandi: 4
16. Kendrapara: 9
17. Keonjhar: 25
18. Khurda: 456
19. Koraput: 3
20. Mayurbhanj: 40
21. Nabarangpur: 13
22. Nayagarh: 3
23. Nuapada: 2
24. Puri: 30
25. Rayagada: 8
26. Sambalpur: 99
27. Sonepur: 3
28. Sundargarh: 166
29. State Pool: 110

Covid-19 Report For 4th Jan

New Positive Cases: 1216
Of which 0-18 years: 187
In quarantine: 710
Local contacts: 506

(Details of local contacts will be shared by concerned District)

1. Angul: 6
2. Balasore: 2
3. Bargarh: 21
4. Bhadrak: 6
5. Balangir: 14
6. Boudh: 1

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) January 5, 2022

23. Nuapada: 2
24. Puri: 30
25. Rayagada: 8
26. Sambalpur: 99
27. Sonepur: 3
28. Sundargarh: 166
29. State Pool: 110

New recoveries: 121
Cumulative tested: 25821697
Positive: 1057876
Recovered: 1045376
Active cases: 3981

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) January 5, 2022