In an upward trend, the State recorded 70 new Covid-19 positive cases on Sunday in 14 districts and the State pool, with which its total tally increased to 3,37,744.
Out of the new cases, 41 were from quarantine centre and 29 were local contacts.
The day’s highest 16 cases were registered in Khordha district followed by Sundargarh with 12 and Angul 11. Notably, Khordha had recorded only six cases on Saturday.
Besides, four cases were reported from the State pool. Currently, the active stood at 784 and the cumulative samples tested were 84,72,230.
However, another 90 patients recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 3,35,080 in the State.