Sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in Odisha with 424 fresh infections

Bhubaneswar: Odisha today registered a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases as 424 more persons, including 67 children below 18 years of age, tested positive for the virus during the last 24 hours. The daily COVID-19 cases figure was 298 yesterday.

Out of the 424 cases, 249 were detected in quarantine while 175 are local contact cases.

Khurda district reported highest 177 new cases, followed by Cuttack (45) and Sundargarh (38).

The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 0.68% as 61,652 samples were tested in the state.

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 1055556 with 2078 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of fresh infections.

1. Balasore: 8
2. Bargarh: 10
3. Balangir: 1
4. Boudh: 1
5. Cuttack: 45
6. Dhenkanal: 3
7. Ganjam: 4
8. Jagatsinghpur: 8
9. Jajpur: 9
10. Jharsuguda: 15
11. Kalahandi: 2
12. Kendrapara: 1
13. Keonjhar: 14
14. Khurda: 177
15. Mayurbhanj: 8
16. Nabarangpur: 7
17. Puri: 14
18. Rayagada: 4
19. Sambalpur: 15
20. Sundargarh: 38
21. State Pool: 40

Covid-19 Report For 1st Jan

New Positive Cases: 424
Of which 0-18 years: 67
In quarantine: 249
Local contacts: 175

(Details of local contacts will be shared by concerned District)

1. Balasore: 8
2. Bargarh: 10
3. Balangir: 1
4. Boudh: 1
5. Cuttack: 45
6. Dhenkanal: 3

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) January 2, 2022

New recoveries: 159
Cumulative tested: 25646281
Positive: 1055556
Recovered: 1044962
Active cases: 2078

— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) January 2, 2022