The State on Wednesday reported 993 new Covid positive cases, a higher load compared to last couple of days, from the 30 districts and the State pool, with which the total tally increased to 9,97,146.But again, out of the new positives, 138 children in the age group of 0 and 18 years tested positive.A total of 69,008 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 1.43 per cent. The active cases in the State stood at 9,536.
Out of the new cases, 578 were from quarantine and 415 local contacts. Khordha district reported the day's highest 419 cases followed by Cuttack with 95, Jajpur 60, Jagatsinghpur 51, Mayurbhanj 42, Dhenkanal 32, Baleswar 30, Puri 25, Angul 18, Nayagarh 16, Kendrapada 15, Balangir 13, Bhadrak 12, Sambalpur 11, Bargarh and Keonjhar 10 each, Sundargarh eight, Kandhamal seven, Ganjam and Subarnapur five each, Deogarh four, Rayagada three, Jharsuguda two and Nuapada, Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi, Gajapati and Boudh one each.
Besides, 93 cases were reported from the State pool. Meanwhile, another 65 patients succumbed to the disease, mounting the total death toll to 7,087.
The maximum 15 deaths were reported from Cuttack district followed by 11 from Jagatsinghpur, nine from Kendrapada, seven from Dhenkanal, five each from Angul and Baleswar, three each from Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj, two from Puri and one each from Ganjam, Keonjhar, Khordha, Koraput and Nayagarh. However, 845 persons recovered on day taking total recoveries to 9,81,316.