The State on Monday reported 886 new Covid-19 positive cases from the 30 districts and the State pool, increasing the total tally to 9,87,956. A total of 66,063 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 1.34 per cent. The active cases stood at 11,486.
Out of the new cases, 512 were from quarantine and 374 local contacts. Khordha district reported the day's highest 253 cases followed by Cuttack with 81, Baleswar 62, Jajpur 60, Jagatsinghpur 54, Puri 53, Kendrapada 33, Angul 32, Bhadrak 31, Mayurbhanj and Nayagarh 25 each, Keonkhar 18, Sambalpur 15, Sundargarh 12, Kalahandi and Dhenkanal 11 each, Malkangiri nine, Ganjam and Bargarh eight each, Koraput seven, Kandhamal and Rayagada five each, Gajapati and Nabarangpur four each, Jharsuguda three and Boudh, Subarnapur and Deogarh two each. Besides, 51 cases were reported from the State pool. Meanwhile, another 66 patients succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, mounting the total death toll to 6,501.
The maximum 29 deaths were reported from Khordha district followed by 13 from Cuttack, eight from Sambalpur, seven from Bargarh, three from Balangir, two from Nuapada and one each from Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Subarnapur and Sundargarh. However, another 1,475 patients recovered on the day, increasing the total recoveries to 9,71,391.