The State on Thursday registered 271 new Covid-19 cases in 21 districts and the State pool, with which the total tally rose to 10,44,699.
Among the newly-infected were 60 children in the age group of 0 to 18 years.
Notably, the State had reported 387 cases on Wednesday. Of the new cases, 158 were reported from quarantine and 113 local contacts.
Khordha district reported the day’s maximum 112 cases followed by Cuttack with 23, Sambalpurt 20, Baleswar 14 and Sundargarh and Jajpur 10 each. Besides, 25 cases were reported from the State pool.
The active cases were 2,932. Two more persons succumbed to the disease in the State, taking the total death tally to 8,370. The deaths were reported from Khordha and Bhadrak districts. However, 308 patients recovered on the day, increasing the total recoveries to 10,33,652.