Odisha reports 1927 new COVID-19 cases with 2.6% TPR; 69 more die

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1927 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 during the last 24 hours in Odisha while a total of 72061 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 2.6%.

Khurda district registered highest 498 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (248) and Jajpur (123).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in Odisha reached 959986 with 19685 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 55
2. Balasore: 111
3. Bargarh: 27
4. Bhadrak: 19
5. Balangir: 11
6. Boudh: 7
7. Cuttack: 248
8. Deogarh: 6
9. Dhenkanal: 75
10. Gajapati: 4
11. Ganjam: 10
12. Jagatsinghpur: 91
13. Jajpur: 123
14. Jharsuguda: 8
15. Kalahandi: 7
16. Kandhamal: 18
17. Kendrapada: 73
18. Keonjhar: 32
19. Khurda: 498
20. Koraput: 8
21. Malkangiri: 18
22. Mayurbhanj: 90
23. Nabarangpur: 15
24. Nayagarh: 64
25. Nuapada: 5
26. Puri: 103
27. Rayagada: 22
28. Sambalpur: 33
29. Sonepur: 8
30. Sundargarh: 38
31. State Pool: 100

The Health Department also reported 69 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll mounted to 5241. Khurda district recorded highest 22 fatalities.