The State on Thursday reported 1,000-plus Covid-19 positive cases with 1,041 new ones in the 30 districts and the State pool. This surged the total tally to 9,98,187.Notably, 993 positive cases were detected on Wednesday.And again, out of the new positives, 128 children in the age group of 0 and 18 years tested positive. A total of 66,281 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 1.57 per cent. The cases stood at 9,664.Out of the new cases, 605 were from quarantine and 436 local contacts.
Khordha district reported the day's highest 398 cases followed by Cuttack with 176, Jajpur 56, Jagatsinghpur 43, Kendrapada 37, Mayurbhanj 36, Puri 34, Angul 29, Baleswar 22, Bhadrak and Dhenkanal 15 each, Nayagarh and Sundargarh 13 each, Keonjhar 12, Sambalpur nine, Deogarh and Bargarh seven each, Ganjam five, Kalahandi four, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur three each, Koraput, Kandhamal and Balangir two each and Boudh, Gajapati, Nuapada, Subarnapur and Jharsuguda one each. Besides, 88 cases were reported from the State pool.Meanwhile, another 68 patients succumbed to the disease, mounting the total death toll to 7,155, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
The maximum 18 deaths were reported from Cuttack district followed by 10 from Jagatsinghpur, seven from Khprdha, six from Dhenkanal, five each from Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj, four from Angul, three each from Baleswar, Jajpur, Kendrapada, two from Ganjam and one each from Nayagarh and Sundargarh. However, another 1,003 patients recovered on day, taking total recoveries to 9,82,319.