The State on Thursday registered 66 more Covid-19 deaths, pushing the total toll to 4,861, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
The maximum 21 casualties were reported from Khordha district followed by 10 each from Bargarh and Sundargarh, eight from Baleswar, seven from Sambalpur, two each from Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj and one each from Balangir, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi and Puri. Meanwhile, as many as 2,110 persons tested positive for the disease in the 30 districts and the State pool, with which the total caseload increased to 9,47,859. Out of the new cases, 1,213 were from quarantine and 897 local contacts.
In the last 24 hours, a total of 72,322 samples were tested and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 2.9%. Khordha district reported the day’s highest 458 cases followed by Cuttack with 323, Baleswar 168, Kendrapada 132 and Puri 113. The districts which reported below 100 cases were : Mayurbhanj 99, Jajpur 92, Bhadrak 79, Nayagarh 74, Jagatsinghpur 67, Keonjhar 66, Sundargarh 62, Angul 46, Dhenkanal 35, Rayagada 29, Malkangiri 22, Koraput 19, Sambalpur 19, Boudh and Ganjam 16 each, Bargarh 14, Balangir 13, Kandhamal 12, Gajapati 11, Jharsuguda and Nabarangpur 10 each, Kalahandi seven, Deogarh five, Subarnapur four and Nuapada two. Besides, 87 cases were reported from the State pool. However, 2,563 patients recovered on the day, increasing the total recoveries to 9, 23,209.