The Covid-19 toll increased to 1,340 after nine more patients succumbed to the disease in seven districts of the State on Monday. While Sundargarh district registered three deaths, one each died in Khordha, Puri, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Kandhamal and Subarapur districts.
Meanwhile, 1,389 positive cases were registered in all 30 districts and State pool on the day, pushing the positive tally to 2,93,214. Of the new cases, 798 were detected from quarantine and 591 were local contacts. Khordha recorded the highest 142 cases followed by Cuttack 101, Sundargarh 100, Kendrapada 80, Bargarh 71, Balangir 70, Angul 69, Baleswar and Nuapada 59 each, Puri 58, Mayurbhanj 55, Jagatsinghpur 53, Bhadrak 52, Keonjhar 49, Jajpur 46, Jharsuguda and Subarnapur 35, Sambalpur 34, Kalahandi 27, Malkangiri 25, Nabarangpur 24, Nayagarh 22, Dhenkanal 20, Kandhamal 18, Koraput 13, Ganjam 11, Rayagada 10, Deogarh nine, Boudh seven and Gajapati four.