Khurda Adds 1017 New Infections To Odisha’s COVID Tally; TPR 8.75%

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw a test positivity rate (TPR) of 8.75 per cent on Thursday with 6097 of the 69638 samples testing positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

It is for the third day in a row that the TPR has remained below 9 per cent – 8.75 per cent on Wednesday and 8.55 per cent on Tuesday.

According to the I & PR department, 3446 are from quarantine and 2651 local contacts.

The highest of 1017 fresh infection have been reported from Khurda, followed by Cuttack (647) and Jajpur (434).

District-wise cases
1. Angul: 295
2. Balasore: 392
3. Bargarh: 107
4. Bhadrak: 246
5. Balangir: 77
6. Boudh: 130
7. Cuttack: 647
8. Deogarh: 28
9. Dhenkanal: 73
10. Gajapati: 48
11. Ganjam: 45
12. Jagatsinghpur: 226
13. Jajpur: 434
14. Jharsuguda: 42
15. Kalahandi: 77
16. Kandhamal: 112
17. Kendrapada: 253
18. Keonjhar: 123
19. Khurda: 1017
20. Koraput: 126
21. Malkangiri: 84
22. Mayurbhanj: 297
23. Nabarangpur: 146
24. Nayagarh: 120
25. Nuapada: 17
26. Puri: 291
27. Rayagada: 120
28. Sambalpur: 101
29. Sonepur: 64
30. Sundargarh: 208
31. State Pool: 151