Odisha Reports 1437 New COVID-19 Cases; TPR Drops Below 2%

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 1437 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours that took the state’s tally to 978705 on Saturday.

Out of 74735 samples tested, 832 are from quarantine centres while 605 are local contacts. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day dipped to 1.92 per cent.

Khurda district reported the highest 409 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (190) and Puri (146).

Below are district-wise figures:

1. Angul: 47
2. Balasore: 64
3. Bargarh: 8
4. Bhadrak: 47
5. Balangir: 4
6. Boudh: 2
7. Cuttack: 190
8. Deogarh: 8
9. Dhenkanal: 21
10. Gajapati: 3
11. Ganjam: 10
12. Jagatsinghpur: 86
13. Jajpur: 66
14. Jharsuguda: 5
15. Kalahandi: 6
16. Kandhamal: 14
17. Kendrapada: 41
18. Keonjhar: 19
19. Khurda: 409
20. Koraput: 5
21. Malkangiri: 7
22. Mayurbhanj: 40
23. Nabarangpur: 2
24. Nayagarh: 36
25. Puri: 146
26. Rayagada: 11
27. Sambalpur: 16
28. Sonepur: 13
29. Sundargarh: 29
30. State Pool: 82

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