TPR Drops Below 12% In Odisha As 7729 More Test COVID Positive; Over 1K Cases From Khurda

By OB Bureau On Jun 4, 2021

Bhubaneswar: After reporting over 8000 fresh COVID-19 infections for three consecutive days, Odisha saw a marginal fall in the caseload with 7,729 people testing positive for the virus in the past 24 hours.

The test positivity rate (TPR) also dropped to 11.26 per cent from 12.59 per cent the previous day with these cases being detected from 68,604 samples sent for tests.

According to the I & PR department Department, 4331 are from quarantine and 3398 local contact cases.

The highest of 1,062 new cases have been reported from Khurda, followed by Cuttack (720) and Angul (449).

District-wise cases:

Angul: 449
Balasore: 426
Bargarh: 189
Bhadrak: 287
Balangir: 61
Boudh: 128
Cuttack: 720
Deogarh: 72
Dhenkanal: 252
Gajapati: 68
Ganjam: 153
Jagatsinghpur: 255
Jajpur: 388
Jharsuguda: 71
Kalahandi: 167
Kandhamal: 52
Kendrapada: 223
Keonjhar: 166
Khurda: 1062
Koraput: 185
Malkangiri: 104
Mayurbhanj: 442
Nabarangpur: 219
Nayagarh: 219
Nuapada: 48
Puri: 333
Rayagada: 310
Sambalpur: 161
Sonepur: 61
Sundargarh: 270
State Pool: 188

With this, the active cases tally in the state has mounted to 82679.

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