The State on Friday reported 46 more casualties due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, with which the total death toll mounted to 4,109.
The highest nine deaths were reported from Khordha district followed by four each from Puri, Sundergarh and Nayagarh, three each from Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Kendrapada and Sambalpur and one each from Angul, Baleswar, Bargarh, Jagatsinghpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Koraput, Mayurbhanj and Subarnapur. Meanwhile, as many as 3,222 persons tested positive for the virus in the State in last 24 hours, surging the total tally to 91,6109. A total of 74,225 samples had been tested in the last 24 hours. The test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 4.34 per cent. Out of the new cases, 1,838 were from quarantine centres and 1,384 local contacts.Cuttack district registered the day’s highest 619 cases followed by Khordha with 422 and Jagatsinghpur 212, Baleswar 208, Mayurbhanj 195, Puri 188, Jajpur 190, Kendrapada 179, Bhadrak 141 and Nayagarh 114.
The districts which reported below-100 cases were Angul with 91, Malkangiri and Sundargarh 66 each, Keonjhar 64, Rayagada 61, Koraput 53, Dhenkanal 41, Kalahandi and Kandhamal 25 each, Ganjam and Bargarh 24 each, Nabarangpur 23, Balangir 22, Boudh and Nuapada 16 each, Subarnapur 12, Gajapati and Jharsuguda nine each and Deogarh seven. Besides, 69 cases were reported from the State pool. However, another 3,265 patients recovered on the day, increasing the total recoveries to 8,84,262.