Daily COVID Cases In Odisha Close To 5K; TPR 8.2%

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 5,057 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 667 in the 0-18 age group testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

According to the I & PR Department, 2,932 new cases are from quarantine and 2,125 local contacts. Khurda remains on top with 1,111 cases.

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

1. Angul: 110
2. Balasore: 202
3. Bargarh: 85
4. Bhadrak: 91
5. Balangir: 133
6. Boudh: 44
7. Cuttack: 495
8. Deogarh: 51
9. Dhenkanal: 69
10. Gajapati: 68
11. Ganjam: 60
12. Jagatsinghpur: 125
13. Jajpur: 128
14. Jharsuguda: 50
15. Kalahandi: 140
16. Kandhamal: 84
17. Kendrapada: 34
18. Keonjhar: 49
19. Khurda: 1111
20. Koraput: 76
21. Malkangiri: 58
22. Mayurbhanj: 135
23. Nawarangpur: 136
24. Nayagarh: 217
25. Nuapada: 190
26. Puri: 94
27. Rayagada: 85
28. Sambalpur: 179
29. Sonepur: 104
30. Sundargarh: 429

Besides, 225 are from the state pool.

With 61,635 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 8.20 per cent.

Odisha now has 64,217 active cases.