Below 10K & Dipping: 8,520 COVID Cases (Jan 23), 8,845 (Jan 22), 9,833 (Jan 21); Check Details

Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 cases continued to dip in Odisha with 8,520 patients, including 937 in the 0-18 age group, testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

According to the I & PR Department, 4,941 cases are from quarantine and 3,579 local contacts. Khurda remains on top with 2,262 cases.

The state reported 8,845 cases on Saturday, with a TPR of 12.88 per cent. On Friday, Odisha recorded 9,833 cases with a TPR of 13.2 per cent.

Here are the district-wise figures of the new cases:

1. Angul: 142

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2. Balasore: 346
3. Bargarh: 141
4. Bhadrak: 112
5. Balangir: 217
6. Boudh: 86
7. Cuttack: 789
8. Deogarh: 75
9. Dhenkanal: 90
10. Gajapati: 98
11. Ganjam: 88
12. Jagatsinghpur: 165
13. Jajpur: 253
14. Jharsuguda: 118
15. Kalahandi: 226
16. Kandhamal: 100
17. Kendrapada: 134
18. Keonjhar: 126
19. Khurda: 2262
20. Koraput: 157
21. Malkangiri: 58
22. Mayurbhanj: 180
23. Nawarangpur: 192
24. Nayagarh: 216
25. Nuapada: 199
26. Puri: 149
27. Rayagada: 187
28. Sambalpur: 127
29. Sonepur: 89
30. Sundargarh: 932

Besides, 466 are from the state pool.

With 72,524 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 11.74 per cent.

Odisha now has 85,320 active cases.