Odisha adds 443 fresh COVID-19 cases with 0.80% TPR

Bhubaneswar: As many as 443 more persons, including 75 children below 18 years of age, tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours while a total of 55,115 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 0.80%.

Khurda district reported highest 243 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (27) and Mayurbhanj (20).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in Odisha rose to 1035077 with 4997 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 1
2. Balasore: 14
3. Bargarh: 2
4. Bhadrak: 5
5. Balangir: 3
6. Cuttack: 27
7. Ganjam: 1
8. Jagatsinghpur: 7
9. Jajpur: 11
10. Kalahandi: 1
11. Kendrapara: 10
12. Khurda: 243
13. Koraput: 4
14. Mayurbhanj: 20
15. Nayagarh: 4
16. Puri: 13
17. Rayagada: 2
18. Sambalpur: 6
19. Sundargarh: 11
20. State Pool: 58

The Health Department also reported three more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll mounted to 8,285.

Covid-19 Report For 16th October

New Positive Cases: 443
Of which 0-18 years: 75
In quarantine: 258
Local contacts: 185

(Details of local contacts will be shared by concerned Dist Administration)

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

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) October 17, 2021

New recoveries: 562
Cumulative tested: 21061157
Positive: 1035077
Recovered: 1021742
Active cases: 4997

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) October 17, 2021