Odisha adds 993 more COVID-19 cases with 1.43% TPR

Bhubaneswar: As many as 993 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours while a total of 69008 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 1.43%.

Out of the 993 cases, 138 are under 18 years of age. Khurda district reported highest 419 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (95) and Jajpur (60).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 997146 with 9536 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 18
2. Balasore: 30
3. Bargarh: 10
4. Bhadrak: 12
5. Balangir: 13
6. Boudh: 1
7. Cuttack: 95
8. Deogarh: 4
9. Dhenkanal: 32
10. Gajapati: 1
11. Ganjam: 5
12. Jagatsinghpur: 51
13. Jajpur: 60
14. Jharsuguda: 2
15. Kalahandi: 1
16. Kandhamal: 7
17. Kendrapada: 15
18. Keonjhar: 10
19. Khurda: 419
20. Koraput: 1
21. Malkangiri: 1
22. Mayurbhanj: 42
23. Nabarangpur: 1
24. Nayagarh: 16
25. Nuapada: 1
26. Puri: 25
27. Rayagada: 3
28. Sambalpur: 11
29. Sonepur: 5
30. Sundargarh: 8
31. State Pool: 93

The Health Department also reported 65 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the tally rose to 7086. Cuttack district recorded highest 15 fatalities.