Odisha logs 1993 more COVID cases with 2.73% TPR; 63 more die

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID-19 cases in Odisha dipped below 2000 as 1993 more persons tested positive for the virus during the last 24 hours. A total of 72754 samples were tested in the state yesterday while the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 2.73%.

Khurda district reported highest 322 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (297) and Balasore (181).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 941745 with 24567 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 58
2. Balasore: 181
3. Bargarh: 19
4. Bhadrak: 86
5. Balangir: 13
6. Boudh: 10
7. Cuttack: 297
8. Deogarh: 5
9. Dhenkanal: 44
10. Gajapati: 5
11. Ganjam: 13
12. Jagatsinghpur: 89
13. Jajpur: 141
14. Jharsuguda: 10
15. Kalahandi: 8
16. Kandhamal: 13
17. Kendrapada: 29
18. Keonjhar: 35
19. Khurda: 322
20. Koraput: 31
21. Malkangiri: 42
22. Mayurbhanj: 110
23. Nabarangpur: 15
24. Nayagarh: 78
25. Nuapada: 6
26. Puri: 144
27. Rayagada: 24
28. Sambalpur: 14
29. Sonepur: 17
30. Sundargarh: 75
31. State Pool: 59

Odisha also registered 63 more COVID-19 deaths as the toll mounted to 4662.