Nine more people succumbed to coronavirus in the State on Wednesday. With this, the total death toll jumped to 225.
While five deaths were reported in Ganjam district, one each was registered in Khordha, Keonjhar, Gajapati and Sundargarh.
The deceased in Ganjam included a 42-year-old man, a 52-year-old woman, a 59-year old man, a 53-year-old man and a 63-year-old man.
The other deceased included a 55-year-old man of Sundargarh, a 21-year-old man of Keonjhar, a 60-year-old woman of Khordha and a 27-year-old man of Gajapati.
Besides, two more patients including a toddler died in the due to other reasons.
On the day, 1,337 more positive cases were detected in the State, with which the total positive cases rose to 39,018, of which 14,267 are active ones.
Of the new cases reported from 28 districts, 815 were from quarantine centres and 522 were local contact cases.
The day’s highest 201 cases were reported from Ganjam district followed by Khordha 196, Cuttack 168, Sundargarh 83, Keonjhar 80, Gajapati 75, Puri 73, Sambalpur 72, Nayagarh 60, Malkangiri 38, Kendrapada 37, Baleswar 31, Korapu 31, Jajpur 24, Bhadrak 22, Rayagada 22, Jagatsinghpur 21, Kandhamal 20, Mayurbhanj 15,
Bargarh 14, Kalahandi 13, Balangir 11, Jharsuguda 10, Dhenkanal five, Jharsuguda 10, Nabarangpur seven and Subarnapur three.
However, 1,255 patients recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 25,737.
Ganjam district reported the highest recoveries at 485 followed by Khordha 125, Sundargarh 122, Sambalpur 107, Puri 75, Mayurbhanj 43, Cuttack 40, Jagatsinghpur 29, Kandhamal 28, Baleswar 27, Balangir 29, Koraput 22, Angul 20, Nabarangpur 18, Gajapati 16, Nayagarh 14, Kendrapada 12, Malakngiri11, Bhadrak 10, Kalahandi eight, Nuapada six, Jajpur five, Dhenkanal four , Jharsuguda three and Keonjhar one.