Odisha reports 1637 new COVID-19 cases with 2.19% TPR; 62 more succumb to virus

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1637 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Odisha while a total of 74553 samples were tested, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 2.19%.

Khurda district reported highest 350 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (250) and Angul (100). No new COVID-19 cases were detected in Gajapati district.

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 969185 with 18381 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 100
2. Balasore: 57
3. Bargarh: 11
4. Bhadrak: 71
5. Balangir: 8
6. Boudh: 9
7. Cuttack: 250
8. Deogarh: 4
9. Dhenkanal: 50
10. Ganjam: 16
11. Jagatsinghpur: 85
12. Jajpur: 80
13. Jharsuguda: 6
14. Kalahandi: 7
15. Kandhamal: 36
16. Kendrapada: 76
17. Keonjhar: 18
18. Khurda: 350
19. Koraput: 9
20. Malkangiri: 9
21. Mayurbhanj: 75
22. Nabarangpur: 9
23. Nayagarh: 39
24. Nuapada: 14
25. Puri: 78
26. Rayagada: 14
27. Sambalpur: 13
28. Sonepur: 11
29. Sundargarh: 61
30. State Pool: 71

The Health Department also reported 62 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll in the state rose to 5574. Khurda district registered highest 42 fatalities.