Eight more persons succumbed to Covid-19 in the State in seven districts on Friday, with which the total death toll increased to 1,973.
While two deaths each were reported Ganjam and Kalahandi districts, Khordha, Kandhamal, Baleswar and Balangir registered one fatality each. This was the record number of fatalities ever since the pandemic’s outbreak in the State last year.And the State also reported the highest-ever spike of 6,215 Covid-19 positive cases on the day.
With the new cases, the total positive caseload surged to 3,94,694.Of the fresh cases, 3,604 were from quarantine and 2,611 were local contact cases.
Khordha district again registered the day’s highest 950 cases followed by Sundargarh with 684, Kalahandi 682, Nuapada 446, Cuttack 383, Puri 306, Bargarh 268, Jharsuguda 261, Nabarangpur 257, Sambalpur 263, Keonjhar 157 and Mayurbhanj 115.Besides, 193 cases were reported from the State pool.
Currently, the active cases in the State stood at 39,117 and the cumulative samples tested were 97,93,470. However, 2,452 patients recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 35,6003.