Odisha adds 887 new COVID-19 cases including 131 children; TPR 1.29%

Bhubaneswar: As many as 887 persons, including 131 who are below 18 years of age, tested positive for COVID-19 during the last 24 hours in Odisha while a total of 68717 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 1.29%.

Khurda district reported highest 323 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (119) and Balasore (56).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 1003210 with 8226 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 27
2. Balasore: 56
3. Bargarh: 9
4. Bhadrak: 9
5. Boudh: 1
6. Cuttack: 119
7. Deogarh: 9
8. Dhenkanal: 16
9. Gajapati: 3
10. Ganjam: 2
11. Jagatsinghpur: 37
12. Jajpur: 43
13. Jharsuguda: 5
14. Kalahandi: 1
15. Kandhamal: 2
16. Kendrapada: 15
17. Keonjhar: 19
18. Khurda: 323
19. Koraput: 4
20. Malkangiri: 2
21. Mayurbhanj: 31
22. Nabarangpur: 2
23. Nayagarh: 11
24. Nuapada: 3
25. Puri: 39
26. Rayagada: 2
27. Sambalpur: 21
28. Sundargarh: 7
29. State Pool: 69

The Health Department also reported 69 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll rose to 7562. Cuttack district recorded highest 25 fatalities.