The State on Wednesday reported 734 new Covid-19 cases in 25 districts and the State pool, with which the total tally rose to 10,21,950.Among those infected were 101 children in the age group of 0 to 18 years.In the last 24 hours, 69,326 samples were tested and the test positivity rate (TPR), was 1.05 per cent. The active cases stood at 5,521.Notably, the State had reported 462 new cases on Tuesday.Out of the new 734 cases, 424 were from quarantine and 310 local contacts.
Khordha district reported the day’s highest 335 cases followed by Cuttack with 91, Jagatsinghpur 32, Baleswar 30, Jajpur 29, Mayurbhanj 27, Puri 17, Angul 13, Sundargarh 13 and Bhadrak 10.
The districts recording below-10 cases were Nayagarh and Sambalpur seven each, Ganjam and Kendrapada six each, Bargarh and Dhenkanal five each, Koraput and Rayagada four each, Jharsuguda and Keonjhar three each, Malkangiri two and Gajapati, Kandhamal, Nuapada and Subarnapur one each.Besides, 81 cases were reported from the State pool.
Four more persons succumbed to the disease, taking the total death toll to 8,150. Cuttack, Kendrapada, Khordha and Nayagarh districts reported one death each.However, 445 patients recovered, increasing the total recoveries to 10,08,671.State capital Bhubaneswar on Wednesday registered 186 new Covid-19 cases, with which the caseload increased to 1,11,359 in the city. There are now 3,604 active cases.
Out of the fresh cases, 148 were local contacts and 38 were quarantine cases.So far, 1,114 persons have succumbed to the disease in the city.However, 152 patients recovered in last 24 hours, increasing the total recoveries to 1, 06,687.