Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): The Information and Public Relations department today reported that Odisha records as many as 2,957 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while 61608 samples were tested in the state, yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 4.7%.
Khurda district registered highest 408 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (272) and Jajpur (260).
With this, the COVID-19 tally in the state reached 8,83,490 with 34,965 active cases.
Below are district-wise figures of the new cases:
1. Angul: 110
2. Balasore: 247
3. Bargarh: 41
4. Bhadrak: 192
5. Balangir: 37
6. Boudh: 47
7. Cuttack: 272
8. Deogarh: 10
9. Dhenkanal: 42
10. Gajapati: 24
11. Ganjam: 18
12. Jagatsinghpur: 103
13. Jajpur: 260
14. Jharsuguda: 3
15. Kalahandi: 38
16. Kandhamal: 51
17. Kendrapada: 116
18. Keonjhar: 57
19. Khurda: 408
20. Koraput: 60
21. Malkangiri: 56
22. Mayurbhanj: 135
23. Nabarangpur: 45
24. Nayagarh: 112
25. Nuapada: 10
26. Puri: 219
27. Rayagada: 63
28. Sambalpur: 28
29. Sonepur: 25
30. Sundargarh: 58
31. State Pool: 70
Besides, the Health and Family Welfare department issued report that as many as 38 more Covid positive deaths recorded from the past 24 hours and the toll mounted to 3,671.
