The Covid-19 toll in the State mounted to 1,364 with 12 more deaths reported from seven districts on Wednesday.
Three persons each died in Malkangiri and Mayurbhanj districts, two in Khordha and one each in Jharsuguda, Jajpur, Keonjhar and Rayagada districts.The deceased in Malkangiri were a 65-year-old woman, a 40-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man. The causalities in Mayurbhanj were a 38-year-old man, a 65-year-old man and a 60-year-old man.
The deaths in Khordha were a 71-year-old man and a 78-year-old man (both of Bhubaneswar). The other deceased were a 65-year-old man of Jharsuguda, a 78-year-old man of Jajpur, a 62-year-old man of Keonjhar and a 74-year-old woman of Rayagada. Meanwhile, 1,474 new positive cases were detected on the day from all 30 districts and the State pool, following which the State’s total caseload rose to 2,95,889.
Of the new cases, 855 were detected from quarantine and 619 were local contacts. Khordha recorded the highest 175 cases followed by Cuttack 120, Sundargarh 104, Balangir 89, Baleswar 78, Angul 76, Puri 73, Keonjhar 69, Bargarh 68, Jagatsinghpur 67, Kendrapada 56, Mayurbhanj 52, Nuapada 46, Jajpur 39, Jharsuguda 39, Sambalpur 37, Kalahandi 36, Ganjam 33, Nabarangpur 30, Malkangiri 29, Koraput 23, Nayagarh 20, Bhadrak and Kandhamal 19 each, Dhenkanal 18, Deogarh and Rayagada seven each and Boudh, Gajapati and Subarnapur five each.
Besides, 30 cases were reported from the State pool. With 48,974 new Covid tests done during the period, the State’s cumulative tests rose to 47,36,246. However, another 1,520 persons recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 28,2073.