Odisha Records Further Decline In COVID Cases, Sundargarh Continues To Top List

Bhubaneswar: After reporting less than 900 daily cases for three consecutive days, Odisha reported a further decline in COVID-19 infections on Sunday with 730 cases reported in the last 24 hours.

Among the fresh cases, 130 are in the 0-18 years age group. According to the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department, 427 cases are from quarantine and 303 cases from local contacts.

Here’s the district-wise tally of cases:

1. Angul: 4
2. Balasore: 8
3. Bargarh: 37
4. Bhadrak: 3
5. Balangir: 17
6. Boudh: 3

7. Cuttack: 18
8. Deogarh: 6
9. Gajapati: 6
10. Ganjam: 9
11. Jagatsinghpur: 4
12. Jajpur: 15
13. Jharsuguda: 12
14. Kalahandi: 34
15. Kandhamal: 16
16. Kendrapada: 5
17. Keonjhar: 8
18. Khurda: 96
19. Koraput: 9
20. Mayurbhanj: 59
21. Nawarangpur: 25
22. Nayagarh: 13

23. Nuapada: 15
24. Puri: 3
25. Rayagada: 28
26. Sambalpur: 88
27. Sonepur: 12
28. Sundargarh: 157
Besides, 20 cases are from the state pool.

The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) stood at 3.68%. The number of active cases stood at 5,851 as of Sunday.