Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 1,539 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 342 in the 0-18 age group testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.
Daily COVID-19 cases in the state have plateaued near the 1,500 mark this week. Odisha reported 1,572 COVID-19 cases on February 11, 1,480 cases on February 10, 1,712 cases on February 9 and 1,503 cases on February 8.
According to the I & PR Department, 897 fresh cases are from quarantine and 642 local contacts.
Here are the district-wise figures of the new cases:
- Angul: 119
- Balasore: 40
- Bargarh: 23
- Bhadrak: 25
- Balangir: 10
- Boudh: 27
- Cuttack: 85
- Deogarh: 37
- Dhenkanal: 11
- Gajapati: 44
- Ganjam: 55
- Jagatsinghpur: 35
- Jajpur: 50
- Jharsuguda: 23
- Kalahandi: 35
- Kandhamal: 20
- Kendrapada: 38
- Keonjhar: 53
- Khurda: 223
- Koraput: 72
- Malkangiri: 1
- Mayurbhanj: 53
- Nabarangpur: 32
- Nayagarh: 36
- Nuapada: 26
- Puri: 33
- Rayagada: 75
- Sambalpur: 65
- Sonepur: 17
- Sundargarh: 124
Besides, 52 are from the state pool.
With 62,096 samples tested, the test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 2.47 per cent.
Odisha now has 13,285 active cases.
