Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): The Information and Public Relations department (I&PR) informed that as many as 3,087 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours.
A total of 74,000 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Ratio (TPR) for the day stood at 4.1%
Khurda district reported highest 584 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (462) and Balasore (246).
With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 912887 with 31231 active cases.
Below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 78
2. Balasore: 246
3. Bargarh: 36
4. Bhadrak: 145
5. Balangir: 21
6. Boudh: 35
7. Cuttack: 462
8. Deogarh: 3
9. Dhenkanal: 95
10. Gajapati: 16
11. Ganjam: 22
12. Jagatsinghpur: 60
13. Jajpur: 205
14. Jharsuguda: 5
15. Kalahandi: 17
16. Kandhamal: 28
17. Kendrapada: 70
18. Keonjhar: 72
19. Khurda: 584
20. Koraput: 77
21. Malkangiri: 84
22. Mayurbhanj: 154
23. Nabarangpur: 35
24. Nayagarh: 110
25. Nuapada: 6
26. Puri: 189
27. Rayagada: 21
28. Sambalpur: 31
29. Sonepur: 24
30. Sundargarh: 59
31. State Pool: 97
Odisha also registered 45 more COVID-19 deaths as the toll rose to 4063.