Bhubaneswar: The daily Covid-19 caseload witnessed a significant decline in the last 24 hours as the state reported 279 fresh active Covid-19 cases during the period. With the new active cases, the total Covid-19 caseload in Odisha now stands at 4,066.
However, another Covid-19 patient succumbed to the infection in the state in the last 24 hours.
Odisha reported 393 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the state Health Department informed.
In the meantime, 187 patients recovered. It is worth mentioning that, one person has succumbed to Covid in Odisha in the past 24 hours, said the Health Department.
On the other hand, India on Monday reported 4,282 fresh Covid-19 infections, taking the total active cases to 47,246, Union Health Ministry data showed.
With 14 fatalities, the death toll has increased to 5,31,547 which includes six reconciled by Kerala. The daily positivity rate recorded on Monday was 4.92 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 4.00 per cent.
With 6,037 recoveries, the number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to 4,43,70,878. The case fatality rate has been recorded at 1.18 per cent.
The number of Covid-19 tests done during the previous day was 87,038.
