The State continued to register 1,000-plus Covid-19 positive cases for the third consecutive day with 1,379 new ones being reported from 30 districts and the State pool on Sunday. With this, the total tally rose to 34,9,561 in the State.
Out of the new cases, 808 were from quarantine and 571 were local contact cases. Sundargarh district reported the day’s maximum 317 cases followed by Khordha with 158, Sambalpur 86, Nuapada 90, Nabarangpur 71, Bargarh 68, Cuttack 56, Balangir 54, Mayurbhanj 49, Puri 43 and Jharsuguda 42.
Besides, 35 cases were reported from State pool.Currently, the active cases in State stood at 7,979 and the cumulative samples tested were 93,70,359, including 31,651 on Saturday. The positivity rate stood at 3.73 per cent. However, 459 patients recovered on day, increasing total recoveries to 34,0062