The coronavirus cases surged to 1,269 in the State with 80 more persons testing positive on Saturday. Out of the new cases, 71 were reported from quarantine centres, seven were local and two from home quarantine.
While Ganjam district reported 19 cases, it was followed by Puri district with 17, Jajpur district 14, Sundargarh, Nayagarh and Malkangiri districts five each, Baleswar district three, Jharsuguda district three and Kandhamal district two.
But for the first time, Gajapati district recorded four cases and Nabarangpur district one. With the addition of these two districts to the virus map, the total number of affected district rose to 26.
However, as many as 62 more patients recovered from the disease on Saturday, taking the total recovery number to 498. But as one of the cases belongs to Maharashtra, the total recoveries now stand at 497.
While Ganjam district reported 41 recoveries, Baleswar 15, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj and Bhadrak districts one case each and Sundargarh reported two.
With this, the total number of positive cases on the day was 826, recoveries 497 and deaths seven.