Odisha on Saturday reported 478 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 10,27,431. Seven fatalities pushed the state’s coronavirus death toll to 8,209, a health department official said.
Of the 478 new cases, 281 were from quarantine centres while the remaining 197 were local contacts. Khurda district once again reported the highest number of daily cases at 211 followed by Cuttack (57), reported PTI.
Bargarh, Bolangir, Boudh, Deogarh, Kandhamal, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Rayagada districts did not report any new cases in the last 24 hours.
The state currently has 5,336 active Covid-19 cases while 10,13,833 patients including 691 on Friday, recovered from the infection.
As 478 samples gave positive results out of 69,251 samples tested on Friday,
The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) in the state stands at 0.69 per cent.
The state’s Covid positivity rate stands at 5.11 per cent, PTI reported quoting a state government health official.
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