The State registered the highest-ever single-day Covid-19 deaths of seven in five districts and an all-time record of 6,114 positive cases on Thursday.
Ganjam and Rayagada districts reported two deaths each while one each was recorded in Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Khordha. With this, the total death toll mounted to 1,965 in the State, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
The 6,114 positive cases were reported from all 30 districts and the State pool. With the new cases, the cumulative positives’ tally surged to 3,88,479 .
Out of the new cases, 3,575 were from quarantine and 2,589 were local contacts.
Khordha district reported the day’s highest 1,132 cases followed by Nuapada with 459, Kalahandi 452, Sundargarh 427, Cuttack 360, Jharsuguda 355, Puri 286, Bargarh 236, Sambalpur 229, Balangir 226, Nabarangpur 207, Keonjhar 205, Mayurbhanj and Angul 136 each, Rayagada 105 and Subarnapur and Nayagarh 99 each.
Besides, 241 cases were reported from the State pool.
Currently, the active cases in the State stood at 35,075 and the cumulative samples tested were 97,49,932.