Odisha Daily COVID Positivity Rate Drops Below 7% With 4339 New Cases; 7 Dists In Red Zone

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported less than 5000 new infections for the third consecutive day on Monday as 4339 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

The test positivity rate (TRP) was 6.33 per cent against 7.20 per cent the previous day with the fresh infections being detected among 68535 samples sent for tests.

According to the I & PR Department, 4339 are from quarantine and 2475 local contact cases.

Khurda reported the highest of 700 new cases, followed by Cuttack (480), Balasore (296), Puri (255), Angul (226), Bhadrak (209) and Jajpur (207)

District-wise cases:

1. Angul: 226
2. Balasore: 296
3. Bargarh: 68
4. Bhadrak: 209
5. Balangir: 53
6. Boudh: 54
7. Cuttack: 480
8. Deogarh: 26
9. Dhenkanal: 144
10. Gajapati: 36
11. Ganjam: 29
12. Jagatsinghpur: 143
13. Jajpur: 207
14. Jharsuguda: 13
15. Kalahandi: 62
16. Kandhamal: 62
17. Kendrapada: 181
18. Keonjhar: 92
19. Khurda: 700
20. Koraput: 65
21. Malkangiri: 50
22. Mayurbhanj: 158
23. Nabarangpur: 78
24. Nayagarh: 149
25. Nuapada: 14
26. Puri: 255
27. Rayagada: 64
28. Sambalpur: 54
29. Sonepur: 84
30. Sundargarh: 178
31. State Pool: 109

With this, Odisha now has 55923 active cases.

The number of districts in the Red Zone has also dropped to seven from nine the previous day. There are 12 districts in Green Zone.