With 1.1% TPR, Odisha adds 638 new COVID-19 cases including 93 children

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 638 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 93 children below 18 years of age, during the last 24 hours while a total of 57303 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 1.11%.

Khurda district registered highest 245 new infections, followed by Cuttack (66) and Balasore (33).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 1012805 with 6900 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the fresh cases.
1. Angul: 17
2. Balasore: 33
3. Bargarh: 7
4. Bhadrak: 14
5. Balangir: 2
6. Boudh: 1
7. Cuttack: 66
8. Deogarh: 3
9. Dhenkanal: 9
10. Gajapati: 9
11. Ganjam: 4
12. Jagatsinghpur: 22
13. Jajpur: 32
14. Jharsuguda: 2
15. Kalahandi: 2
16. Kendrapada: 15
17. Keonjhar: 14
18. Khurda: 245
19. Koraput: 3
20. Malkangiri: 5
21. Mayurbhanj: 22
22. Nabarangpur: 4
23. Nayagarh: 2
24. Puri: 18
25. Rayagada: 4
26. Sambalpur: 14
27. Sonepur: 2
28. Sundargarh: 15
29. State Pool: 52

The Health Department also reported 7 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll rose to 8062.