Odisha COVID Update: Dip In Cases Continues, TPR Falls Below 4%; 23,672 Active Cases

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 2,106 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 324 in the 0-18 age group testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

According to the I & PR Department, 1,229 fresh cases are from quarantine and 877 local contacts.

Here are the district-wise figures of the new cases:

1. Angul: 97
2. Balasore: 40
3. Bargarh: 17
4. Bhadrak: 40
5. Balangir: 65
6. Boudh: 55
7. Cuttack: 145
8. Deogarh: 9
9. Dhenkanal: 61
10. Gajapati: 64
11. Ganjam: 35
12. Jagatsinghpur: 32
13. Jajpur: 53
14. Jharsuguda: 56
15. Kalahandi: 36
16. Kandhamal: 44
17. Kendrapada: 76
18. Keonjhar: 40
19. Khurda: 429
20. Koraput: 45
21. Malkangiri: 7
22. Mayurbhanj: 42
23. Nabarangpur: 43
24. Nayagarh: 70
25. Nuapada: 38
26. Puri: 34
27. Rayagada: 43
28. Sambalpur: 56
29. Sonepur: 37
30. Sundargarh: 219

Besides, 78 are from the state pool.

With 60,483 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 3.48 per cent.

Odisha now has 23,672 active cases.