The Covid-19 positive cases continued to surge alarmingly in State with 461 new cases detected in 24 districts and State pool on Friday. With this, the State’s total positive’s tally mounted to 34,1,772 .Out of new cases, 272 were from quarantine and 189 local contacts.Nuapada district registered day’s highest 86 cases followed by Khordha with 69, Sundargarh 62, Kalahandi 36, Bargarh 32, Angul 27 and Cuttack.Besides, 15 cases were reported from State pool. Currently, active cases stood at 2,586 and cumulative samples tested were 91,03,948. On Thursday, 30,716 samples were tested in State. However, 218 patients recovered on day, taking total recoveries to 33,7,430 in State.