The State on Saturday reported 45 more casualties due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, with which the total death toll surged to 4,154.
The highest nine deaths were reported from Khordha district followed by five each from Bargarh and Cuttack, four from Dhenkanal and three each from Koraput, Sambalpur, Subarnapur and Sundargarh, two each from Nayagarh and Puri and one each from Angul, Ganjam, Jharsuguda, Kandhamal, Kendrapada and Mayurbhanj.
Meanwhile, as many as 2,917 persons tested positive for the virus in the State in the last 24 hours, increasing the total tally to 9,19,026.
Khordha district registered the day’s highest 549 cases followed by Cuttack 422, Baleswar 237, Jajpur 218, Mayurbhanj 165, Bhadrak 163, Puri 132 and Jagatsinghpur 119.
The districts which registered below-100 cases were Nayagarh with 96, Angul 86, Kendrapada 79, Dhenkanal 77, Keonjhar 75, Malkangiri 59, Koraput 55, Rayagada 53, Sundargarh 48, Bargarh and Sambalpur 22 each, Ganjam and Kalahandi 21 each, Boudh and Nabarangpur 19 each, Kandhamal 13, Subarnapur 12, Jharsuguda and Nuapada eight each, Balangir seven, Gajapati six and Deogarh five.
Besides, 101 cases were reported from the State pool.
So far, 8,84,262 Covid patients have recovered in the State.