Bhubaneswar: As many as 1,948 people had tested positive for COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, the government said on Thursday.
Besides, 79,372 samples were tested in the state on Wednesday and the test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 2.45%.
Among the districts, Khurda registered the highest of 480 new infections, followed by Cuttack (279) and Jajpur (115).
The district-wise figures of new cases:
1. Angul: 85
2. Balasore: 98
3. Bargarh: 17
4. Bhadrak: 59
5. Balangir: 7
6. Boudh: 4
7. Cuttack: 279
8. Deogarh: 5
9. Dhenkanal: 34
10. Gajapati: 4
11. Ganjam: 6
12. Jagatsinghpur: 113
13. Jajpur: 115
14. Jharsuguda: 6
15. Kalahandi: 4
16. Kandhamal: 19
17. Kendrapada: 112
18. Keonjhar: 21
19. Khurda: 480
20. Koraput: 7
21. Malkangiri: 24
22. Mayurbhanj: 66
23. Nabarangpur: 9
24. Nayagarh: 88
25. Nuapada: 2
26. Puri: 83
27. Rayagada: 18
28. Sambalpur: 25
29. Sonepur: 12
30. Sundargarh: 47
31. State Pool: 99
