The Covid-19 cases continued to decline in the State with 343 new cases registered on Thursday, taking the total positives’ tally to 3,22,642.
Of the new cases, 197 were from quarantine and 146 local contacts.Sundargarh district registered the day’s highest 41 cases followed by Khordha and Angul with 32 each, Puri 22, Cuttack 21, Mayurbhanj 20, Balangir 19, Bargarh 18, Baleswar 17, Sambalpur 15, Keonjhar 14, Nuapada 12, Kalahandi 10, Ganjam, Jajpur, Jharsuguda eight each, Malkangiri five, Bhadrak four, Dhenkanal three, Nayagarh two and Koraput and Subarnapur one each. Besides, seven cases were reported from the State pool.
Boudh, Deogarh, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur districts did not record a single positive case on the day.