Three more persons succumbed to Covid-19 in the State on Wednesday, with which total death toll rose to 1,933. The deceased were a 43-year-old man of Balangir district, a 72-year-old man of Ganjam and a 32-year-old-man of Jajpur, Health and Family Welfare Department said. Besides, the State reported a high of 2,267 new positive cases on day from 29 districts and State pool, with which total positives’ tally surged to 3,55,353. Out of new cases, 1,314 were detected from quarantine and 953 were local contact cases. This is the highest single-day spurt in State this year.
Sundargarh district reported day’s highest 458 cases followed by Khordha with 348, Bargarh and Sambalpur 120 each, Cuttack 117, Nabarangpur and Nuapada 104 each, Balangir 93, Ganjam and Puri 70 each, Baleswar 67, Mayurbhanj 60, Jharsuguda and Keonjhar 55 each, Jajpur 52 and Angul 48.
Besides, 81 cases were reported from State pool. Currently, active cases in State stood at 12,244 and cumulative samples tested were 94,61,720. However, 610 patients recovered on day, taking total recoveries to 34,1,733 in State.