Odisha reports 226 new Covid cases, two deaths

Bhubaneswar: As many as 226 more people tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, taking Odisha’s caseload to 10,46,088, a health official said.

Two fresh fatalities pushed the coronavirus death toll in the state to 8,383, the official said. Khurda district recorded the highest number of new cases at 114, followed by 15 in Cuttack.

Ten of the 30 districts did not report any new case. A total of 206 new infections were detected on Tuesday, while the state reported 185 cases on Monday and 262 on Sunday.

The daily test positivity rate stood at 0.37 per cent against 0.41 per cent on Tuesday and 0.32 per cent on Monday. Khurda and Mayurbhanj districts registered one fresh fatality each. Fifty-three patients have died due to comorbidities so far.

The state currently has 2,657 active cases, while 10,34,995 people have recovered from the disease so far.

Odisha has so far tested over 2.30 crore samples for Covid, including 60,508 on Tuesday. The state’s positivity rate stood at 4.54 per cent.