The State reported 18 more Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, mounting the total toll to 8,666. Three deaths each were reported from Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jatsinghpur, Khordha and Sundargarh districts and one each from Baleswar, Deogarh and Nayagarh.
Meanwhile, 3,629 more Covid-19 positive cases in the 30 districts and the State pool, with which the total tally increased to 12,59,405.
Among the newly-infected were 515 children in the age group of 0 to 18 years.
In the last 24 hours, 66,702 samples were tested and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 5.44 per cent.
The active cases stood at 35,306.
Notably, the State had recorded 3,450 Covid cases on Wednesday.
Out of the new cases, 2,115 were from quarantine and 1,514 Local contacts.
Khordha district registered the highest 716 cases followed by Sundargarh with 346, Cuttack 329, Kendrapada 149, Mayurbhanj 142, Jajpur 137, Nayagarh 118, Baleswar 111, Rayagada and Sambalpur 101 each, Balangir 91, Nabarangpur 90, Angul and Jagatsinghpur 89 each, Kalahandi 85, Boudh 80, Bargarh 71, Nuapada 70, Deogarh 68, Gajapati 66, Dhenkanal 56, Puri 53, Ganjam 46, Keonjhar 44, Subarnapur 35, Koraput 31 and Malkangiri 23
Besides, 160 cases were reported from the State pool.
So far, 12,15,380 persons have recovered from the disease in the State.