Seventeen more persons died in the State on Monday, with which the Covid-19 toll jumped to 1,657, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
Four persons each succumbed to the disease in Khordha and Sundargarh districts, three in Sambalpur, two each in Jharsuguda and Bargarh and one each in Balangir and Kendrapada.
Meanwhile, 668 positive cases were reported on the day, with which the total tally rose to 3,14,629. Of the new cases, 385 were from quarantine and 283 were local contacts.Nuapada district recorded the day’s highest 68 cases followed by Khordha 56, Sundargarh 55 Mayurbhanj 50, Angul 46, Baleswar and Keonjhar 38 each, Cuttack 37, Balangir 28, Jagatsinghpur and Sambalpur 25 each, Jharsuguda and Puri 23 each, Kendrapada 21, Bargarh and Jajpur 18 each, Bhadrak 15, Kalahandi 11, Nabarangpur nine, Nayagarh and Malkangiri eight each, Boudh seven, Dhenkanal six, Gajapati four, Kandhamal three and Rayagada and Deogarh two.Besides, 12 positives were reported from the State pool.However, 913 patients recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 3,06,726.