Odisha adds 680 new COVID cases; TPR crosses 1%

Bhubaneswar: As many as 680 more persons, including 119 children below 18 years of age, tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours.

The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) in the state, which was below 1% for the last couple of months, reached 1.31%.

A total of 51,745 samples were tested in Odisha, yesterday.

Khurda district reported highest 263 fresh infections, followed by Sundargarh (69) and Cuttack (59).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 1056660 with 2888 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.

1. Angul: 1
2. Balasore: 34
3. Bargarh: 14
4. Balangir: 4
5. Cuttack: 59
6. Deogarh: 9
7. Dhenkanal: 1
8. Gajapati: 4
9. Ganjam: 12
10. Jagatsinghpur: 7
11. Jajpur: 7
12. Jharsuguda: 25
13. Kendrapara: 3
14. Keonjhar: 8
15. Khurda: 263
16. Koraput: 9
17. Mayurbhanj: 8
18. Nabarangpur: 13
19. Nayagarh: 4
20. Nuapada: 1
21. Puri: 15
22. Rayagada: 1
23. Sambalpur: 42
24. Sonepur: 6
25. Sundargarh: 69
26. State Pool: 61

Covid-19 Report For 3rd Jan

New Positive Cases: 680
Of which 0-18 years: 119
In quarantine: 397
Local contacts: 283

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

1. Angul: 1
2. Balasore: 34
3. Bargarh: 14
4. Balangir: 4
5. Cuttack: 59
6. Deogarh: 9

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) January 4, 2022

24. Sonepur: 6
25. Sundargarh: 69
26. State Pool: 61

New recoveries: 146
Cumulative tested: 25752819
Positive: 1056660
Recovered: 1045255
Active cases: 2888

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) January 4, 2022