The State on Wednesday registered 226 new Covid-19 cases in 20 districts and the State pool, surging the total tally to 10,46,088.
Among those newly infected were 33 children in the 0 to 18 year age group.
Notably, the State had recorded 206 cases on Tuesday.
Of the new cases, 128 were from quarantine and 98 local contacts. Khordha district recorded the day’s highest 114 cases followed by Cuttack with 15, Sundargarh 11 and Baleswar 10.
The districts which recorded below-10 cases were Jajpur eight, Sambalpur seven, Mayurbhanj six, Bhadrak and Jagatsinghpur four each. Nayagarh, Kendrapada and Kalahandi three each, Malkangiri, Koraput and Ganjam two each and Bargarh, Puri, Boudh, Dhenkanal and Deogarh,
Besides, 27 cases were reported from the State pool.
The active cases stood at 2,657. Two more persons succumbed to the disease, pushing the total death toll to 8,383. One fatality each was reported from Khordha and Mayurbhanj districts.
However, 267 persons recovered on the day, increasing the total recoveries to 10,34,995.
Capital Bhubaneswar registered as many as 100 of the State’s 226 cases, with which the total tally in the city rose to 1,20,176. The active cases were 1,544. Notably, 82 cases had been recorded in the city on Tuesday.
One more person succumbed to the disease in the city, taking the total death toll to 1,072.