The Covid-19 death toll rose to 1,924 in the State with the succumbing of one more patient to the virus in Ganjam district on Friday.
And as many as 1,282 more persons tested positive in 28 districts and the State pool on the day, the highest single-day rise in 2021. With this, the State’s total tally surged to 3,46,808,.The State had last posted over 1,200 cases on November 11, 2020 when 1,220 people had tested positive for the virus. Of the new cases, 755 were reported from quarantine and 527 were local contacts.
Sundargarh district reported the day’s highest 224 cases followed by Khordha with 192, Kalahandi 108, Bargarh 84, Sambalpur 82, Nuapada 82, Cuttack 63, Mayurbhanj 52, Angul 49 and Balangir 45.
Besides, 45 cases were reported from the State pool.Currently, the active cases stood at 5,941 and the cumulative sample tested were 93,04,712 samples, including 29,081 on Thursday. However, 310 patients recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 3,39,200 in the State.