For A Week Now, Odisha’s Daily COVID Caseload Near 1.5K; Check Details

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:

1. Angul: 119
2. Balasore: 40
3. Bargarh: 23
4. Bhadrak: 25
5. Balangir: 10
6. Boudh: 27
7. Cuttack: 85
8. Deogarh: 37
9. Dhenkanal: 11
10. Gajapati: 44
11. Ganjam: 55
12. Jagatsinghpur: 35
13. Jajpur: 50
14. Jharsuguda: 23
15. Kalahandi: 35
16. Kandhamal: 20
17. Kendrapada: 38
18. Keonjhar: 53
19. Khurda: 223
20. Koraput: 72
21. Malkangiri: 1
22. Mayurbhanj: 53
23. Nabarangpur: 32
24. Nayagarh: 36
25. Nuapada: 26
26. Puri: 33
27. Rayagada: 75
28. Sambalpur: 65
29. Sonepur: 17
30. 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.