The Covid-19 graph dipped remarkably on Tuesday as the daily positive cases fell below the 1,000-mark in the State to 967 for the first time in over three months. With the new cases, the total tally rose to 3,03,780.Of the new cases, 572 were from quarantine and 415 were local contacts.
Sundargarh recorded the highest 107 cases followed by Angul and Khordha 86 each, Cuttack 85, Mayurbhanj 84, Kendrapada 60, Jagatsinghpur 45, Balangir 43, Nuapada 41, Jharsuguda 34, Bargarh 31, Keonjhar 30, Puri 29, Jajpur 27, Baleswar 25, Kalahandi 23, Dhenkanal and Nabarangpur 22 each, Sambalpur 17, Nayagarh and Rayagada 11 each, Ganjam and Subarnapur nine each, Kandhamal eight, Boudh and Koraput seven each, Malkangiri and Bhadrak four each and Deogarh two.
Besides, 18 positive cases were detected from the State pool.Meanwhile, as many as 13 more persons died of the disease on the day in seven districts and the toll mounted to 1,454.Three persons each died in Sambalpur and Mayurbhanj, two each in Khordha and Sundargarh and one each in Baleswar, Bargarh and Keonjhar. However, another 1,448 persons recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 2,91,137.