COVID-19 Update: Odisha Sees A Drop In Daily Positivity Rate; Khurda Back At Top Of Dists

By OB Bureau On May 29, 2021

Bhubaneswar: The test positivity rate in Odisha dropped to 14.77 per cent from 16.48 per cent the previous day with over 7000 new COVID-19 cases being reported for the second consecutive day on Saturday.

According to the I & PR Department, 7,188 fresh infections were detected from 48,649 samples sent for tests. 7216 of 43768 samples had tested positive for the virus on Friday.

Of the new cases, 4026 are from quarantine and 3162 local contacts.

The highest of 1,134 cases have been reported from Khurda, followed by Cuttack (690) and Angul (515), Puri (457) and Jajpur (406).

District-wise cases:

Angul: 515
Balasore: 103
Bargarh: 271
Bhadrak: 89
Balangir: 93
Boudh: 257
Cuttack: 690
Deogarh: 61
Dhenkanal: 255
Gajapati: 106
Ganjam: 163
Jagatsinghpur: 154
Jajpur: 406
Jharsuguda: 114
Kalahandi: 177
Kandhamal: 54
Kendrapada: 75
Keonjhar: 57
Khurda: 1134
Koraput: 202
Malkangiri: 92
Mayurbhanj: 320
Nabarangpur: 216
Nayagarh: 242
Nuapada: 62
Puri: 457
Rayagada: 165
Sambalpur: 120
Sonepur: 129
Sundargarh: 172
State Pool: 237

With this, the active cases tally in the state has gone up 97271.

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