22 Covid deaths, 925 new cases reported in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Twenty-two more Covid-19 patients have died in Odisha and 925 people tested positive for the virus, the health department said on Tuesday.

The daily positivity rate was 1.7 per cent and 203 children were among those newly infected, reported PTI.

The infections are the lowest since 680 cases on January 4. The state had logged 859 cases and 20 deaths on Monday. Six patients in Balasore and five in Khurda district were among the new fatalities.

There are 10,271 active cases, including 1,951 in Khurda, which is in the yellow zone. The Covid-19 tally rose to 12,79,046, including 12,59,796 recoveries as 1,956 patients recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours.