The State on Friday reported 1,558 new Covid-19 positive cases in 30 districts and State pool, with which total tally went up to 9,75,690.A total of 75,868 samples were tested in last 24 hours and test positivity rate (TPR) was 2.05 per cent. The active cases in State stood at 16,715.Out of new cases, 904 were from quarantine and 654 local contacts.Khordha district reported day's highest 479 cases followed by Cuttack with 241 and Puri 241.The districts which reported below-100 cases were Baleswar with 97, Puri 82, Angul 80, Jajpur 78, Jagatsinghpur 67, Bhadrak 42, Mayurbhanj 41, Kendrapada 35, Sundargarh 28, Nayagarh 25, Dhenkanal 23, Kandhamal 18, Keonjhar and Sambalpur 14 each, Nabarangpur 13, Balangir 10, Deogarh nine, Kalahandi, Rayagada and Subarnapur eight each, Jharsuguda and Ganjam seven each, Bargarh six, Malkangiri five, Boudh and Gajapati 3 each and Nuapada and Koraput two each. Besides, 103 cases were reported fromState. Meanwhile, another 66 patients succumbed to disease in last 24 hours, mounting total death toll to 5,834 in State, Health and Family Welfare Department said.
