The State on Thursday reported an upward rise of new Covid-19 positive cases to 1,107 in the 30 districts and the State pool, with which the total tally surge d to 9,91,182.
A total of 68,802 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 1.70 per cent. The active cases in the State stood at 10,853.Out of the new cases, 646 were from quarantine and 461 local contacts. Khordha district reported the day's highest 397 cases followed by Cuttack with 130, Baleswar 66, Jagatsinghpur 53, Jajpur 52, Kendrapada 42, Mayurbhanj 40, Bhadrak 36, Nayagarh 29, Puri 28, Angul 24, Sambalpur 20, Keonjhar 18, Sundargarh 17, Dhenkanal 12, Malkangiri 10, Jharsuguda nine, Kalahandi and Kandhamal seven each, Rayagada five, Subarnapur five, Ganjam four, Deogarh and Balangir three each, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Gajapati one each.
Besides, 82 cases were reported from the State pool.Meanwhile, another 67 patients succumbed to the disease, mounting the total death toll to 6,697 in the State, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
The maximum 18 deaths were reported from Cuttack district followed by 11 from Khordha, nine from Sambalpur, five from Jajpur, four each from Kendrapada and Mayurbhanj, three each from Dhenkanal and Subarnapur, two each from Baleswar and Puri, one each from Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Nuapada and SundargarhHowever, another 1,177 patients recovered on the day increasing the total recoveries to 9,74,756.