Odisha reports 925 fresh COVID cases, 22 more deaths

Bhubaneswar: As many as 925 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours as the tally rose to 1279046 with 10271 active cases.

Out of the 925 cases, 203 are children below 18 years of age.

Khurda district reported highest 159 fresh infections, followed by Sundargarh (88) and Cuttack (52).

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 44
2. Balasore: 22
3. Bargarh: 13
4. Bhadrak: 16
5. Balangir: 2
6. Boudh: 23
7. Cuttack: 52
8. Deogarh: 17
9. Dhenkanal: 15
10. Gajapati: 38
11. Ganjam: 26
12. Jagatsinghpur: 50
13. Jajpur: 47
14. Jharsuguda: 24
15. Kalahandi: 10
16. Kandhamal: 5
17. Kendrapara: 34
18. Keonjhar: 20
19. Khurda: 159
20. Koraput: 46
21. Malkangiri: 6
22. Mayurbhanj: 31
23. Nabarangpur: 6
24. Nayagarh: 21
25. Nuapada: 8
26. Puri: 13
27. Rayagada: 18
28. Sambalpur: 29
29. Sonepur: 18
30. Sundargarh: 88
31. State Pool: 24

The state also reported 22 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll surged to 8926.