The State on Wednesday registered 1,703 new Covid-19 positive cases in the 30 districts and the State pool, surging the total tally to 9,72,517.
A total of 78,740 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 2.16 per cent. The active cases in the State stood at 17,441. Out of the new cases, 988 were from quarantine and 715 local contacts.
Khordha district reported the day’s highest 386 cases followed by Cuttack with 240, Kendrapada 149 and Puri 139.
The districts which reported below-100 cases were Baleswar with 88, Jajpur 85, Bhadrak 70, Mayurbhanj 62, Angul 59, Dhenkanal 52, Sundargarh 43, Rayagada 33, Keonjhar 28, Sambalpur 15, Kalahandi 12, Ganjam and Subarnapur 10 each, Deogarh nine, Kandhamal eight, Bargarh six, Koraput and Jharsuguda five each, Boudh, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri four each and Balangir, Nuapada and Gajapati three each. Besides, 71 cases were reported from the State pool.
Meanwhile, another 69 patients succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, mounting the total death toll to 5,703 in the State, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
The maximum 14 deaths were reported from Khordha district followed by 10 from Sundargarh, nine from Angul, eight from Dhenkanal, five from Jharsuguda, four each from Bargarh, Puri and Sambalpur, three from Kandhamal, two from Balangir and one each from Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Malkangiri, Nayagarh, and Nuapada.
However, another 1,699 patients recovered on the day, increasing the total recoveries to 9,51,049.