Odisha reports 358 new Covid cases, three deaths

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Covid-19 tally rose to 10,34,634 on Saturday as 358 more people tested positive for the infection.

Three fresh fatalities pushed the state’s coronavirus death toll to 8,282, a health official said. Khurda district once again recorded the highest number of new cases at 186, followed by 15 in Cuttack.

The three deaths were recorded in Khurda, Puri and Sundargarh districts, reported PTI.

Odisha’s Covid test positivity rate was at 0.66 per cent. The state now has 5,119 active cases. Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Nuapada districts did not record any fresh case.

As many as 98.41 lakh people have been fully vaccinated so far in the state.