A total of 335 people tested Covid-19 positive in 27 districts and the State pool on Saturday, pushing the total tally to 3,23364.
Of the new cases, 193 were from quarantine and 142 local contacts.Sundargarh district recorded the highest 52 new cases followed by Khordha 31, Mayurbhanj 29, Baleswar 26, Angul and Jharsuguda 25 each, Cuttack 20, Puri 15, Keonjhar 14, Balangir 11, Sambalpur 10, Nuapada and Bhadrak eight each, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur and Nuapada seven each, Kendrapada five, Nabarangpur four, Malkangiri, Rayagada and Kalahandi two each and Nayagarh and Boudh one each,
Besides, seven positives were reported from the State pool. Four patients died on the day, pushing the total toll to 1,798. Sundargarh district reported two deaths; and one each died in Baleswar and Malkangiri districts.However, 405 patients recovered on the day, taking the State’s total recoveries 3,18,683.