The State registered 237 new Covid-19 positive cases in 19 districts and the State pool on Wednesday, which surged the total tally to 10,49,345.
Among the newly-infected were 39 children in the age group of 0 to 18 years. Notably, the State had reported 228 cases on Tuesday Of the new cases, 139 were from quarantine and 98 local contacts. Khordha district reported the day’s maximum 96 cases followed by Mayurbhanj with 21, Cuttack 17 and Sambalpur at 11. The district which reported below-10 cases were: Jajpur and Mayurbhanj eight each, Balangir and Baleswar five each, Jharsuguda four, Dhenknal, Puri and Jagatsinghpur three each, Nayagarh two and Boudh, Ganjam and Keonjhar one each. Besides, 23 cases were reported from the State pool. Two more persons succumbed to the disease, taking the total death toll to 8,415. Khordha and Dhenknal districts reported one death each. However, 186 persons recovered on the day, increasing the total recoveries to 10,38,695. IIC held after seizure of Rs 5.88L cash