The State on Tuesday registered 462 new Covid-19 cases in 26 districts and the State pool. This was the lowest number of daily cases in the last few months. With this, the total tally increased to 10,21,216. Among those infected were 70 children in the age group of 0 to 18 years. In the last 24 hours, a total of 57,135 samples were tested and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 0.80 per cent. Of the new 462 cases, 268 were from quarantine and 194 local contacts. Khordha district reported the highest 201 cases followed by Jagatsinghpur with 31, Cuttack 30, Jajpur 28, Bhadrak 16, Sundargarh 16, Mayurbhanj 13, Puri 13, Sambalpur 12, Balasore 11 and Kendrapada 10.
The districts which reported below-10 cases are Angul six, Nayagarh five, Bargarh and, Jharsuguda and Rayagada four each, Balangir, Dhenkanal , Gajapati, Ganjam and Kalahandi two each and Deogarh, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Nuapada and Subarnapur one each.
Besides, 43 cases were reported from the State pool. Five more patients succumbed in the State, taking the total death toll to 8,146. Angul, Baleswar, Cuttack, Khordha, and Puri reported one death each.However, 560 patients recovered on the day, increasing the total recoveries to 10,08,226.
Bhubaneswar on Tuesday registered 138 Covid-19 cases, with which the total tally in the State capital city increased to 1,11,174. Of the new cases, 98 were local contacts and 40 were from quarantine. The active cases stood at 3,604.So far, 1,114 persons have succumbed to the disease in the city.
However, 217 more persons recovered from the disease in last 24 hours, increasing the total recoveries to 1,06,535.