Odisha Reports Marginal Rise In COVID Cases, TPR At 1.62%

Bhubaneswar: Daily COVID cases increased marginally in Odisha on Wednesday with 208 fresh infections being reported in the last 24 hours against 167 on Tuesday and 164 on Monday.

According to the state I & PR Department, 119 cases are from quarantine and 89 local contacts. Of the fresh cases, 26 are in the 0-18 years age group.

Here’s the district-wise tally of cases:

1. Balasore: 14
2. Bargarh: 3
3. Bhadrak: 2
4. Balangir: 8
5. Cuttack: 27
6. Deogarh: 1
7. Gajapati: 6
8. Ganjam: 3
9. Jagatsinghpur: 5
10. Jajpur: 2
11. Kalahandi: 4
12. Kandhamal: 2
13. Kendrapada: 6
14. Keonjhar: 2
15. Khurda: 26
16. Koraput: 1
17. Mayurbhanj: 10
18. Nabarangpur: 1
19. Nayagarh: 5
20. Nuapada: 6
21. Puri: 11
22. Rayagada: 5
23. Sambalpur: 15
24. Sonepur: 2
25. Sundargarh: 35

Besides, six cases are from the state pool.

With 12,786 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 1.62%. Odisha now has 1,427 active cases.