The State on Tuesday witnessed a further decline in the Covid-19 positive cases. With 1,201 new cases reported from across all 30 districts and State pool, positives’ tally rose to 2,94,415.
Of the new cases, 798 were detected from quarantine and 591 were local contacts. Khordha district 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 Subaranpur 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.Besides, 31 cases were reported fromState pool.With 43,332 new Covid tests done during period, State’s cumulative tests rose to 46,45,192.
Meanwhile, 12 more persons died of virus and total toll rose to 1,352, Health Department said.Khordha district saw death of three persons (including two in Bhubaneswar), Dhenkanal two and Cuttack, Sundargarh, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Kalahandi, Baleswar and Nuapada have registered one each.
The deceased in Khordha were a 75-year-old woman, a 72-year-old woman (both of Bhubaneswar and a 59-year-old woman.
The deaths in Dhenkanal were of a 43-year-old woman and a 68-year-old woman. The other deceased were a 69-year-old man of Nuapada, a 70-year-old woman of Sundargarh, a 45-year-old man of Cuttack, an 82-year-old man of Jagatsinghpur, a 61-year-old man of Bhadrak.