Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Tuesday reported 7,071 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the active caseload in the state to 27,216, according to the State Information & Public Relations department.
Out of the new cases, 4128 were detected in quarantine while 2943 are local contact cases. As many as 707 children below 18 years were tested as positive for Covid.
With the addition of new Covid infections, the total cases in Odisha have now reached 10,82,769. With 69,018 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the State’s test positivity has jumped to 10.24%.
The highest of 2226 cases were reported from Khurda district, followed by Sundergarh (1147), Sambalpur (609), and Cuttack (505). Below is the district-wise breakup of new cases:
1. Angul: 83
2. Balasore: 198
3. Bargarh: 85
4. Bhadrak: 54
5. Balangir: 190
6. Boudh: 20
7. Cuttack: 505
8. Deogarh: 18
9. Dhenkanal: 55
10. Gajapati: 45
11. Ganjam: 111
12. Jagatsinghpur: 60
13. Jajpur: 130
14. Jharsuguda: 143
15. Kalahandi: 73
16. Kandhamal: 18
17. Kendrapada: 27
18. Keonjhar: 65
19. Khurda: 2226
20. Koraput: 107
21. Malkangiri: 6
22. Mayurbhanj: 201
23. Nawarangpur: 95
24. Nayagarh: 35
25. Nuapada: 26
26. Puri: 156
27. Rayagada: 36
28. Sambalpur: 609
29. Sonepur: 61
30. Sundargarh: 1147
31. State Pool: 486
