Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 72 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 15 in the 0-18 age group testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.
According to the I & PR Department, 42 fresh cases are from quarantine and 30 local contacts.
Here are the district-wise figures of the new cases:
- Balasore: 1
- Bargarh: 1
- Bhadrak: 1
- Balangir: 4
- Boudh: 1
- Cuttack: 2
- Gajapati: 7
- Ganjam: 17
- Jajpur: 4
- Kandhamal: 1
- Kendrapada: 3
- Khurda: 9
- Koraput: 4
- Mayurbhanj: 3
- Nayagarh: 2
- Sambalpur: 3
- Sundargarh: 7
Besides, 2 are from the state pool.
With 44,268 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 0.16 per cent.
Odisha now has 668 active cases.