Odisha records lowest daily Covid cases in 2022

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Saturday recorded the lowest daily Covid-19 cases this year as 293 people tested positive, pushing the tally to 12,84,616, the health department said.

The Covid death toll rose to 9,056 as four more persons succumbed to the disease, reported PTI.

The deaths were reported from Sambalpur district, Jharsuguda, Bargarh and Deogarh district, it added. The daily positivity rate was 0.52 per cent and 86 children were among those newly infected.

The infections are the lowest since 228 cases on December 31.

There are 3,079 active Covid-19 cases as 585 patients recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours.