The State on Thursday reported 849 new Covid-19 cases in the 30 districts and the State pool, with which the total tally increased to 10,04,059.
The new cases included 130 children in the age group of 0 and 18 years.
A total of 71,231 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 1.19 per cent. The active cases stood at 8,288.
Of the new cases, 429 were from quarantine and 357 local contacts.
Khordha district reported the day’s highest 313 cases followed by Cuttack with 115, Baleswar 48, Jajpur and Jagatsinghpur 42 each, Mayurbhanj 26, Kendrapada 24, Sambalpur 20, Nayagarh 19, Sundargarh 15, Bhadrak and Deogarh nine each, Keonjhar eight, Ganjam six, Kalahandi three, Malkangiri and Rayagada two each and Jharsuguda, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Subarnapur and Boudh one each.
Besides, 65 positives were detected from the State Pool.
Another 66 patients succumbed to the disease, pushing the total death toll to 7,628.
The maximum 15 deaths were reported from Cuttack district followed by 11 from Sambalpur, eight each from Bargarh and Jagatsinghpur, four from Jajpur, three from Boudh, two each from Balangir, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi and Sundergarh and one each from Baleswar, Khordha, Puri, Rayagada and Subarnapur.
However, another 764 patients recovered, increasing the total recoveries to 9,88,854.