Odisha logs 1078 new COVID-19 cases with 1.56% TPR; 65 more succumb to virus

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1078 more COVID-19 cases were detected in Odisha during the last 24 hours while a total of 68724 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 1.56%.

Khurda district reported highest 372 fresh cases, followed by Cuttack (147), Jagatsinghpur (58) and Jajpur (58).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 990075 with 10682 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 26
2. Balasore: 45
3. Bargarh: 6
4. Bhadrak: 25
5. Balangir: 4
6. Boudh: 1
7. Cuttack: 147
8. Deogarh: 4
9. Dhenkanal: 16
10. Gajapati: 2
11. Ganjam: 6
12. Jagatsinghpur: 58
13. Jajpur: 58
14. Jharsuguda: 8
15. Kalahandi: 1
16. Kandhamal: 6
17. Kendrapada: 51
18. Keonjhar: 12
19. Khurda: 372
20. Malkangiri: 5
21. Mayurbhanj: 35
22. Nabarangpur: 1
23. Nayagarh: 26
24. Nuapada: 5
25. Puri: 48
26. Rayagada: 4
27. Sambalpur: 12
28. Sonepur: 5
29. Sundargarh: 6
30. State Pool: 83

The Health Department also reported 65 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll mounted to 6630. Khurda district recorded highest 20 fatalities.