Bhubaneswar: As many as 852 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours as the tally in the state rose to 1279898 with 9433 active cases.

Out of the 852 cases, 181 are children below 18 years of age.

Khurda district reported highest 113 fresh infections, followed by Koraput (90) and Sundargarh (89).

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 16
2. Balasore: 25
3. Bargarh: 11
4. Bhadrak: 16
5. Balangir: 7
6. Boudh: 12
7. Cuttack: 64
8. Deogarh: 17
9. Dhenkanal: 17
10. Gajapati: 33
11. Ganjam: 9
12. Jagatsinghpur: 28
13. Jajpur: 40
14. Jharsuguda: 10
15. Kalahandi: 11
16. Kandhamal: 26
17. Kendrapara: 14
18. Keonjhar: 15
19. Khurda: 113
20. Koraput: 90
21. Malkangiri: 3
22. Mayurbhanj: 26
23. Nabarangpur: 20
24. Nayagarh: 17
25. Nuapada: 25
26. Puri: 11
27. Rayagada: 13
28. Sambalpur: 39
29. Sonepur: 10
30. Sundargarh: 89
31. State Pool: 25

The state also reported 19 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll in the state surged to 8945.