Even as the daily Covid-19 positive cases marginally declined in last 24 hours in the State, the death toll continued to high, as officially reported on Saturday.
As many as 58 casualties were reported in 17 districts, with which the total death toll surged to 4,534.
Khordha district registered the highest 11 deaths
followed by seven each in Bargarh and Puri, six each in Ganjam and Sundargarh, four in Sambalpur, three in Kendrapada, two each in Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Nayagarh and one each in Angul, Gajapati, Jharsuguda and Mayurbhanj.
The active cases stood at 26,364.
As many as 2,334 persons tested positive for the virus, increasing the total tally to 9,37,470. Out of the new cases, 1,342 were from quarantine and 992 local contacts.
Khordha district reported the day’s maximum 380 cases followed by Cuttack with 371, Kendrapada 196, Baleswar 164, Bhadrak 121, Mayurbhanj 104 and Jagatsinghpur 101.
The districts which reported below-100 cases were Nayagarh with 94, Sundargarh 87, Angul 64, Keonjhar 51, Rayagada 38, Dhenkanal 34, Kandhamal 29, Sambalpur 21, Koraput 19, Bargarh 17, Malkangiri 13, Subarnapur 12, Kalahandi nine, Nabarangpur seven, Ganjam, Balangir and Jharsuguda six each, Deogarh five, Nuapada three and Gajapati two.
Besides, 76 cases were reported from the State Pool.
So far, 9,06,519 patients have recovered in the State.