The State on Friday registered 64 more Covid-19 deaths during the last 24 hours, with which the total toll surged to 4,925. The maximum 22 casualties were reported from Khordha district followed by Bargarh with 10, Baleswar eight, Sundargarh seven, Ganjam six, Kandhamal and Sambalpur two each and Boudh, Kalahandi, Kendrapada, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Puri and Rayagada one each.
Meanwhile, as many as 2,070 persons tested positive for the disease in last 24 hours in the 30 districts and the State pool, increasing the total tally to 9,49,929. Out of new cases, 1,195 were from quarantine and 875 local contacts.
In the last 24 hours, a total of 70,240 samples were tested and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 2.94 per cent. Khordha district reported day’s highest 446 cases followed by Cuttack with 319, Baleswar 176, Jajpur 136 and Puri 110. The districts which reported below 100 cases were: Jagatsinghpur 97, Mayurbhanj 81, Kendrapada 77, Bhadrak 66, Sundargarh 66, Nayagarh 59, Angul 57, Keonjhar 56, Dhenkanal 44, Koraput 23, Malkangiri 20, Kandhamal and Rayagada 18 each, Sambalpur 16, Bargarh 15, Kalahandi and Ganjam 12 each, Nabarangpur and Boudh 11 each, Jharsuguda and Subarnapur eight each, Balangir and Nuapada seven each, Gajapati six and Deogarh three cases. Besides, 85 cases were reported from State pool. However, 2,317 patients recovered on the day, increasing total recoveries to 9,25,526.