The State on Tuesday saw a further slight decline in Covid-19 caseload with 720 new cases reported from the 30 districts and the State pool, with which the total tally increased to 9,96,153.But again, out of the new cases, 96 children in the age group of 0 and 18 years tested positive in the past 24 hours.
A total of 50,727 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 1.41 per cent. The active cases in the State stood at 9,672.Out of the new cases, 421 were from quarantine and 299 local contacts.Khordha district reported the day's highest 279 cases followed by Cuttack with 91, Jagatsinghpur 33, Mayurbhanj 29, Jajpur 28, Bhadrak 22, Baleswar 19, Nayagarh 18, Puri 16, Angul 15, Dhenkanal and Kendrapada 12 each, Keonjhar 11, Kandhamal nine, Rayagada eight, Ganjam, Kalahandi and Deogarh five each, Balangir and Malkangiri four each, Koraput, Subarnapur and Jharsuguda three each, Nuapada and Bargarh two each and Boudh and Nabarangpur and Boudh one each.
Besides, 60 cases were reported from the State pool.Meanwhile, another 68 patients succumbed to the disease, mounting the total death toll to 7,021 in the State, the Health and Family Welfare Department said. The maximum 14 deaths were reported from Cuttack district followed by eight each from Angul and Jagatsinghpur, seven from Jajpur, six each from Baleswar and Kendrapada, five each from Dhenkanal and Khordha, three each from Puri and Rayagada and one each from Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh. However, 1,064 persons recovered on the day taking the total recoveries to 9,80,471.