Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 5,901 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 739 in the 0-18 age group testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.
According to the I & PR Department, 3,419 fresh cases are from quarantine and 2,482 local contacts. Khurda remains on top with 1,430 cases.
Here are the district-wise figures of the new cases:
- Angul: 93
- Balasore: 300
- Bargarh: 102
- Bhadrak: 96
- Balangir: 184
- Boudh: 78
- Cuttack: 402
- Deogarh: 89
- Dhenkanal: 73
- Gajapati: 69
- Ganjam: 95
- Jagatsinghpur: 82
- Jajpur: 191
- Jharsuguda: 63
- Kalahandi: 168
- Kandhamal: 86
- Kendrapada: 144
- Keonjhar: 128
- Khurda: 1430
- Koraput: 64
- Malkangiri: 55
- Mayurbhanj: 149
- Nabarangpur: 113
- Nayagarh: 180
- Nuapada: 189
- Puri: 117
- Rayagada: 101
- Sambalpur: 138
- Sonepur: 86
- Sundargarh: 545
Besides, 291 are from the state pool.
With 63,209 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 9.33 per cent.
Odisha now has 70,327 active cases.