The Health Department on Wednesday reported death of as many as 65 Covid patients in last 24 hours, with which the total toll in the State mounted to 4,795.
Khordha district, including Bhubaneswar, registered 20 deaths, almost one-third of the State's single-day tally. Bargarh recorded 10 deaths followed by Sundargarh with seven, Puri six, Nabarangpur four, Gajapati three, Baleswar, Ganjam, Jharsuguda, Kandhamal and Mayurbhanj two each and Kalahandi, Jagatsinghpur, Dhenkanal, Bhadrak and Angul one each.
Meanwhile, 2,074 new positive cases were reported in the 30 districts and the State pool, with which the total tally surged to 9,45,749. Of the new cases, 1,192 were from quarantine and 882 local contacts. In the last 24 hours, 62,410 samples were tested and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 3.09 per cent. Khordha district reported the highest 443 cases followed by Cuttack with 283, Puri 133, Jajpur 120, Mayurbhanj 115, Baleswar 115 and Bhadrak 110.
The districts with below-100 cases were Jagatsinghpur with 99, Dhenkanal 61, Angul 59, Kendrapada 58, Nayagarh 58, Sundargarh 56, Malkangiri 47, Keonjhar 46, Bargarh 38, Sambalpur 30, Kandhamal 19, Balangir 17, Rayagada 16, Boudh 12, Nabarangpur and Koraput 10 each, Subarnapur nine, Ganjam, Jharsuguda and Kalahandi five each, Nuapada four and Deogarh and Gajapati three each. Besides, 75 cases were reported from the State pool.So far, 9,18,041 patients have recovered from the disease in the State, the Information and Public Relations Department said.