As many as 358 persons tested positive Covid-19 positive in 27 districts and the State pool on Friday, increasing the total tally to 3,25,505 in the State.Of the new cases, 208 were from quarantine and 150 local contacts.
Angul district recorded the day’s highest 52 cases followed by Khordha 36, Baleswar 35, Sundargarh 29, Cuttack 28, Nuapada 26, Sambalpur 21, Mayurbhanj 17, Jajpur 15, Balangir 13, Kendrapada 11, Koraput and Keonjhar eight each, Bargarh seven, Jharsuguda and Nabarangpur six each, Ganjam five, Gajapati and Jagatsinghput four each and Puri, Bhadrak , Rayagada, Subarnapur and Nayagarh one each.
Nine cases were reported from the State pool.Four patients succumbed to the disease on the day, pushing the total death toll to 1,829. One patient each died in Khordha, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada districts.
However, 363 patients recovered on the day, increasing the total recoveries to 3,20,947 in the State.