The daily Covid-19 cases in the State jumped the 8,000-mark for the second time in three days when 8,681 people tested positive on Friday in 30 districts and the State pool. With this, the total positive tally in the State surged to 4,44,194.
This was the highest-ever positive cases detected in a day since the pandemic outbreak in the State.And on the day, as many as 14 Covid patients, a record, succumbed to the disease, with which the State’s total death toll mounted to 2,043. Three deaths each were registered in Koraput and Sundargarh districts, two each in Rayagada and Khordha and one each in Sambapur, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Ganjam. Of the new positive cases, 4,948 were detected from various quarantine centres and the rest 3,733 were local contacts. Khordha district reported the maximum 1,408 cases followed by Sundargarh with 745, Cuttack a 570, Puri 514. Balangir 459, Bargarh 423, Angul 419, Jharsuguda 411, Sambalpur 410, Nabarangpur 368, Jajpur 321, Nuapada 304, Mayurbhanj 220, Ganjam 198, Kalahandi 195, Nayagarh 160, Baleswar 155, Rayagada 151, Keonjhar 148, Gajapati 125, Koraput 113, Bhadrak 103, Deogarh 102, Subarnapur 98, Kendrapada 85, Boudh 57, Kandhamal 54, Malkangiri 34, Dhenkanal 33 and Jagatsinghpur 21.Besides, 277 cases were reported from the State pool. Currently, the active cases in the State stood at 61,698 and the cumulative samples tested were 1,00,86,656, including 45,452 on Thursday. However, another 5,014 patients recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 38,5,414.