Odisha

Odisha Records Further Drop In Fresh COVID Cases

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw a further drop in new COVID-19 cases on Sunday with 287 people being found infected in the last 24 hours. The state reported 320 cases on Saturday.

According to the I & PR department, 168 cases are from quarantine and 119 local contacts. Among them, 62 are in the age group of 0-18 years.

Here are the district-wise figures of the cases:

1. Angul: 1
2. Balasore: 5
3. Bargarh: 10
4. Bhadrak: 2
5. Balangir: 11
6. Boudh: 3
7. Cuttack: 13
8. Deogarh: 3
9. Dhenkanal: 2
10. Gajapati: 6
11. Ganjam: 1
12. Jajpur: 4
13. Jharsuguda: 7
14. Kalahandi: 19
15. Kandhamal: 5
16. Keonjhar: 2
17. Khordha: 55
18. Koraput: 2
19. Mayurbhanj: 13
20. Nabarangpur: 14
21. Nayagarh: 6
22. Nuapada: 7
23. Puri: 3
24. Rayagada: 2
25. Sambalpur: 16
26. Sonepur: 6
27. Sundargarh: 57

Besides, 12 are from the state pool.

With these cases being detected from 16,121 samples, the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) stood at 1.78 %. Odisha now has 2,485 active cases.

OB Bureau

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