The State reported nine more Covid deaths on Saturday, taking the total toll to 691, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
While Bargarh district registered two deaths, Bhadrak, Balangir, Cuttack, Gajapati, Puri, Rayagada and Sambalpur districts reported one each.
The deceased in Bargarh were a 63-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman.
The other deceased included a 52-year-old man of Bhadrak, a 55-year-old man of Balangir, a 78-year-old woman of Cuttack, a 37-year-old man of Gajapati, a 73-year-old man of Puri, a 52-year-old man of Rayagada and a 60-year-old woman of Sambalpur.
Meanwhile, 4,209 new positive cases were reported on the day from all 30 districts and the State pool. With this, the State’s total tally surged to 1,75, 550.
Of the new cases, 2,441 were detected from quarantine and 1,768 were local contacts.
Khordha district reported the highest 663 cases followed by Cuttack 491, Puri 326, Baleswar 183, Jajpur 176, Jagatsinghpur 146, Sambalpur 154, Kendrapada 123, Sundargarh 121, Bargarh 116, Koraput 114, Angul 109, Mayurbhanj 107, Kandhamal and Nawarangpur 102 each, Rayagada 92, Kalahandi 90, Subarnapur 83, Dhenkanal and Jharsuguda 80 each, Balangir 78, Keonjhar 72, Ganjam 65, Malkangiri 63, Boudh 55, Nuapada 52, Nayagarh 47, Bhadrak and Gajapati 43 each and Deogarh 23.
Besides, 210 positives were recorded from the State pool.
However, another 4,090 patients recovered on the day, taking the State’s total recoveries to 1,41657.
The highest 605 recovered in Khordha followed by Puri 412, Cuttack 371, Bargarh 169, Nabarangpur 160, Sunadargarh 155, Kendrapada and Rayagada 145 each, Jajpur 139, Balangir 123, Jagatsinghpur 121, Koraput 120, Mayurbhanj 115, Subarnapur 115, Bhadrak 104. Sambalpur 99, Jharsuguda 93, Keonjhar 92, Baleswar 91, Nayagarh 83, Nuapada 78, Angul 66, Ganjam 56, Dhenknal 50, Kalahandi and Malkangiri 44 each, Kandhamal 38, Boudh and Gajapati 18 each, Deogarh 14 and State pool 212.