Odisha reports 1342 new COVID-19 cases with 2.02% TPR; 68 more die

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1342 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours while a total of 66146 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 2.02%.

Khurda district reported highest 477 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (164) and Jagatsinghpur (78).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 983523 with 13516 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.

1. Angul: 30
2. Balasore: 59
3. Bargarh: 8
4. Bhadrak: 40
5. Balangir: 3
6. Cuttack: 164
7. Deogarh: 3
8. Dhenkanal: 19
9. Gajapati: 4
10. Ganjam: 9
11. Jagatsinghpur: 78
12. Jajpur: 66
13. Jharsuguda: 3
14. Kalahandi: 3
15. Kandhamal: 5
16. Kendrapada: 43
17. Keonjhar: 23
18. Khurda: 477
19. Koraput: 11
20. Malkangiri: 7
21. Mayurbhanj: 41
22. Nabarangpur: 2
23. Nayagarh: 28
24. Nuapada: 3
25. Puri: 55
26. Rayagada: 18
27. Sambalpur: 18
28. Sonepur: 4
29. Sundargarh: 13
30. State Pool: 105

The Health Department also reported 68 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll mounted to 6236. Khurda district recorded highest 13 fatalities.