As many as 79 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the State on Tuesday. With this, the total number rose to 1,517. Cuttack district registered the highest 16 cases.
It was followed by Balangir district with 14, Keonjhar eight, Kandhamal seven, Kendrapada six, Ganjam five, Puri, Baleswar and Khordha four each, Nayagarh three, Jajpur, Angul and Jharsuguda one each.
The virus spread to one more district on the day when Subarnapur reported a maiden positive case. With this, the number of affected districts rose to 29. Rayagada is the only district which has managed to protect itself from the disease spread till now.
Of the 79 new cases, 71 were reported from various quarantine centres, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
However, as many as 84 more patients tested negative for the virus and recovered on Tuesday. With this, the total number of recoveries reached 733 in the State.
Out of the 84 persons, 24 are from Ganjam, 18 from Jajpur, 11 from Baleswar, seven from Cuttack, six from Bhadrak, five from Kendrapada, four each from Khordha and Puri, two each from Nayagarh and Mayurbhanj, and one from Sundargarh.