Odisha news: Khurdha registers highest 323 Covid positive cases, eight districts report no new cases

News and updates from across Odisha that happened on Oct 13. From news on Covid cases to unlock restrictions, and from weather updates to sports news, we have got you covered. Thanks for tuning in to this space on CityBuzz.click.

* Online slot booking for Covid vaccination for Puri region will open at 9 PM tonight.

* With 615 positive cases detected out of 62,675 samples tested on Tuesday, the daily test positivity rate stood at 0.98 per cent, reported PTI.

* Khurda district which was in the orange zone turned into a red once again with the number of active cases standing at 2,535. The remaining 29 districts in the state are green zone for their less than 1,000 active cases.

* Odisha currently has 5,203 active cases while as many as 10,19,764 patients including 546 of them recovered on Tuesday.

* The state’s overall positivity rate now stands at 4.96 per cent.

* As many as 96,30,728 people have been fully inoculated with both doses of the Covid-19 vaccines in Odisha.

* Odisha records 615 new Covid positive cases, of which 68 are in the 0-18 age category. In quarantine 357, local contacts 258. Khurdha recorded highest positive cases of 323.

* The fuel price in Bhubaneswar saw a increase of 19 paise on Wednesday, as the rate of petrol in the capital city was Rs 105.35 while diesel price was at Rs 101.62.

* In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday were Rs 105.71 and Rs 101.96, respectively.

* Cuttack city on Tuesday registered 17 Covid positive cases and 44 recoveries. While Bhubaneswar reported 234 positive cases.