The Covid-19 situation is gradually improving in the State with 3,405 new positive cases reported in the last 24 hours in the 30 districts and the State pool. The overall tally now stands at 8,59,526.
A total of 56,807 samples were tested in the State on Monday. The test positivity rate (TPR), which was 6.33 per cent, further dipped to 5.99 per cent. The cumulative samples tested so far are 1,27,77,739 .
Out of the new cases, 1,942 were from quarantine and 1,463 were local contacts.Khordha district reported the day’s highest 500 cases followed by Jajpur wit h 391, Baleswar 296, Cuttack 230, Mayurbhanj 187, Angul 183, Bhadrak 179, Puri 141 and Jagatsinghpur 129.
The districts which recorded below 100 cases were Nayagarh with 97, Keonjhar 89, Nabarangpur 83, Kendrapada 73, Bargarh 66, Koraput 63, Boudh 59, Gajapati 58, Kandhamal 55, Kalahandi 54, Sundargarh 48, Sambalpur 38, Ganjam 36, Nuapada 28, Subarnapur 25, Deogarh 23, Balangir 18 and Jharsuguda nine.Besides, 76 cases were reported from State pool.The active cases in State stood at 51,104 while 8,04,981 patients have recovered so far. However, as many as 42 more patients succumbed to the virus in 18 districts of the State in last 24 hours, with which total death toll surged to 3,346. “Regret to inform demise of forty-two Covid positive patients while under treatment in hospitals,” Health and Family Welfare Department said.