Odisha adds 1615 more COVID-19 cases with 2.09% TPR; 65 more succumb to virus

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1615 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours while a total of 76946 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 2.09%.

Khurda district reported highest 442 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (229) and Puri (123).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 974132 with 17262 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 72
2. Balasore: 98
3. Bargarh: 5
4. Bhadrak: 60
5. Balangir: 7
6. Boudh: 11
7. Cuttack: 229
8. Deogarh: 9
9. Dhenkanal: 30
10. Gajapati: 2
11. Ganjam: 7
12. Jagatsinghpur: 96
13. Jajpur: 70
14. Jharsuguda: 10
15. Kalahandi: 2
16. Kandhamal: 14
17. Kendrapada: 40
18. Keonjhar: 15
19. Khurda: 442
20. Koraput: 4
21. Malkangiri: 4
22. Mayurbhanj: 48
23. Nabarangpur: 12
24. Nayagarh: 42
25. Nuapada: 5
26. Puri: 123
27. Rayagada: 9
28. Sambalpur: 16
29. Sonepur: 9
30. Sundargarh: 30
31. State Pool: 94

The Health Department also reported 65 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll surged to 5768. Khurda district recorded highest nine fatalities.