Bhubaneswar: The test positivity rate (TPR) in Odisha dropped below 5 per cent on Monday with 3,031 of 61,000 samples testing positive for COVID.
The state, which had been witnessing a consistent drop in new cases, saw a TPR of 4.9 per cent against 5.38 per cent the previous day.
According to the I & PR department, 1,738 of the fresh infections are from quarantine and 1,293 local contacts.
Khurda topped the chart with 381 new infections, followed by Cuttack (295), Balasore (290) and Jajpur (226).
District-wise cases:
With this, Odisha now has 36,633 active cases with four districts in the Red Zone. At present, 17 districts have a TPR of less than 5 per cent.
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