Odisha’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Drops Below 1,000

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s daily COVID-19 cases fell below 1,000 on Saturday with 981 cases reported in the last 24 hours.

Among the fresh infections, 166 are in the 0-18 years age group. According to the I&PR Department, 575 cases are from quarantine and 406 cases from local contacts.

Here’s the district-wise tally of cases:

1. Angul: 1
2. Balasore: 13
3. Bargarh: 44
4. Bhadrak: 12
5. Balangir: 22
6. Boudh: 10
7. Cuttack: 38
8. Deogarh: 8
9. Dhenkanal: 3
10. Gajapati: 7
11. Jagatsinghpur: 8
12. Jajpur: 16
13. Jharsuguda: 20
14. Kalahandi: 30
15. Kandhamal: 19
16. Kendrapada: 8
17. Keonjhar: 10
18. Khurda: 150
19. Koraput: 16
20. Malkangiri: 1
21. Mayurbhanj: 84
22. Nabarangpur: 28
23. Nayagarh: 24
24. Nuapada: 10
25. Puri: 6
26. Rayagada: 8
27. Sambalpur: 71
28. Sonepur: 23
29. Sundargarh: 259

Besides, 32 cases are from the state pool.

With 21,203 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the TPR stood at 4.62%.

The number of active cases stood at 6,632 as of Saturday.