Odisha reports 1129 new COVID-19 cases, 69 deaths

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1129 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Odisha while a total of 59378 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 1.90%.

Khurda district registered highest 388 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (135) and Balasore (72).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in Odisha reached 980866 with 14325 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 55
2. Balasore: 72
3. Bargarh: 3
4. Bhadrak: 60
5. Balangir: 4
6. Boudh: 4
7. Cuttack: 135
8. Deogarh: 8
9. Dhenkanal: 7
10. Ganjam: 2
11. Jagatsinghpur: 63
12. Jajpur: 48
13. Jharsuguda: 6
14. Kalahandi: 1
15. Kandhamal: 4
16. Kendrapada: 66
17. Keonjhar: 8
18. Khurda: 388
19. Koraput: 2
20. Malkangiri: 4
21. Mayurbhanj: 20
22. Nabarangpur: 5
23. Nayagarh: 20
24. Nuapada: 3
25. Puri: 48
26. Rayagada: 6
27. Sambalpur: 1
28. Sonepur: 5
29. Sundargarh: 5
30. State Pool: 76

The Health Department also reported 69 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll rose to 6102. Khurda district recorded highest 23 fatalities.