Odisha adds 1243 new COVID-19 cases with 1.79% TPR, 69 more die

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1243 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours while a total of 69427 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 1.79%.

Khurda district registered highest 399 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (177) and Jagatsinghpur (88).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 987070 with 12129 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 53
2. Balasore: 49
3. Bargarh: 9
4. Bhadrak: 22
5. Balangir: 6
6. Boudh: 4
7. Cuttack: 177
8. Deogarh: 1
9. Dhenkanal: 29
10. Gajapati: 3
11. Ganjam: 2
12. Jagatsinghpur: 88
13. Jajpur: 50
14. Jharsuguda: 4
15. Kalahandi: 2
16. Kandhamal: 5
17. Kendrapada: 32
18. Keonjhar: 15
19. Khurda: 399
20. Malkangiri: 3
21. Mayurbhanj: 35
22. Nabarangpur: 2
23. Nayagarh: 56
24. Nuapada: 2
25. Puri: 69
26. Rayagada: 13
27. Sambalpur: 10
28. Sonepur: 5
29. Sundargarh: 14
30. State Pool: 84

The Health Department also reported 69 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll mounted to 6435. Khurda district recorded highest 21 fatalities.