As many as 16 more persons died of Covid-19 in the State on Tuesday and the total death toll mounted to 940.
Four deaths were reported from Baleswar district, three from Khordha and two from Cuttack. Nayagarh, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Subarnapur. Angul, Puri and Boudh reported one death each.
The casualties in Khordha district included a 81-year-old man of Bhubaneswar.
On the day, the Covid positive cases in the State rose to 2,38,003 with 2,673 new ones recorded from all 30 districts and the State pool. This is the second consecutive day when less than 3,000 cases were registered.
Of the new cases, 1,554 were detected from quarantine and 1,119 were local contacts. Khordha reported the day’s highest 448 cases. Another 3,817 patients recovered on the day, taking the recoveries to 2, 10,217.