The daily positivity rate in the state was at 0.37 per cent. (Photo credit: Pixabay)
Odisha on Friday reported 477 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state’s caseload to 10,26,953. Four deaths pushed the coronavirus death toll to 8,202, a health department official said.
The state’s Covid positivity rate now stands at 5.12 per cent.
Odisha achieved another milestone by completing 2,00,34,245 sample tests and detected 10,26,953 positive cases so far, PTI reported quoting a government official.
Of the 65,459 samples tested on Thursday, 477 gave positive results with a daily test positivity rate (TPR) of 0.72 per cent in Odisha. The TPR was 0.88 per cent on Thursday, 0.96 per cent on Wednesday and 1.03 per cent on Tuesday.
Khurda district continues to record the highest number of daily cases with 200 followed by Cuttack with 62. Eight districts – Bargarh, Boudh, Gajapti, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Rayagada, did not register any new cases in the last 24 hours.
Odisha has so far reported 6,318 Covid deaths during the second wave against 1,876 in the first wave last year. The state currently has 5,556 active Covid-19 cases while as many as 10,13,142 patients including 559 on Thursday, recovered from the disease, reported PTI.
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