The State on Friday reported a slight decrease in the Covid-19 positive cases, with 986 new ones in the 30 districts and the State pool. The total tally increased to 9,99,173.Notably, 1,041 positive cases had been registered on Thursday.
Aagain, out of the new cases, there were 128 children in the age group of 0 and 18 years.A total of 70,079 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 1.40 per cent. The active cases stood at 9,578.
Of new cases, 574 were from quarantine and 412 local contacts.Khordha district reported the day's highest 373 cases followed by Cuttack with 139, Jajpur 49, Jagatsinghpur 45, Mayurbhanj and Puri 32 each, Baleswar 25, Angul 24, Kendrapada 23, Nayagarh 20, Balangir 17, Dhenkanal and Sambalpur 15 each, Bhadrak 14, Keonjhar 13, Kandhamal 12, Deogarh nine, Ganjam eight, Kalahandi six, Koraput three and Bargarh, Gajapati and Malkangiri one each. Besides, 85 cases were reported from State pool.Another 69 patients succumbed to disease, mounting total death toll to 7,224, the Health and Family Welfare Department said. The maximum 12 deaths were reported from Jagatsinghpur district followed by 11 from Cuttack, eight from Dhenkanal, six each from Bhadrak and Jajpur, five each from Angul, Kendrapada and Khordha, four from Puri, three each from Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj and one from Nayagarh. However, another 926 patients recovered, increasing the total recoveries to 9,83,245.