With 1.70% TPR, Odisha adds 1107 new COVID-19 cases; 67 more die

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1107 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours while a total of 64802 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 1.70%.

Khurda district registered highest 397 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (130) and Balasore (66).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 991182 with 10853 active cases.

Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 24
2. Balasore: 66
3. Bargarh: 5
4. Bhadrak: 36
5. Balangir: 3
6. Cuttack: 130
7. Deogarh: 3
8. Dhenkanal: 12
9. Gajapati: 1
10. Ganjam: 4
11. Jagatsinghpur: 53
12. Jajpur: 52
13. Jharsuguda: 9
14. Kalahandi: 7
15. Kandhamal: 7
16. Kendrapada: 42
17. Keonjhar: 18
18. Khurda: 397
19. Koraput: 1
20. Malkangiri: 10
21. Mayurbhanj: 40
22. Nabarangpur: 1
23. Nayagarh: 29
24. Nuapada: 1
25. Puri: 28
26. Rayagada: 5
27. Sambalpur: 20
28. Sonepur: 4
29. Sundargarh: 17
30. State Pool: 82

The Health Department also reported 67 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll mounted to 6697. Cuttack district recorded highest 18 fatalities.