With new cases, the State’s Covid tally rose to 12,31,169.
The state had reported 7,427 positive cases yesterday and 5,891 the day before.
While the fresh cases include 729 children in the age group of 0-18 years, 3,419 were reported from among the quarantined people and the rest 2,482 cases as local contacts.
Among the districts, Khordha reported the highest 1,430 cases, followed by Sundargarh 545, Cuttack 402 and Balasore 300, Jajpur 191, Nuapada 189, Balangir 184, Nayagarh 180, Kalahandi 168, Mayurbhanj 149, Kendrapada 144, Sambalpur 138, Keonjhar 128, Puri 117, Nawarangpur 113, Bargarh 102, Rayagada 101, Bhadrak 96, Ganjam 95, Angul 93, Deogarh 89, Kandhamal 86, Sonepur 86, Jagatsinghpur 82, Boudh 78, Dhenkanal 73, Gajapati 69, Koraput 64, Jharsuguda 63 and Malkangiri 55.
Besides, 291 cases were reported from the State Pool.
The department said as many as 10,078 infected persons recovered during the period. Thus, total recoveries stood at 11,52,239. There were 70,327 active cases by Thursday. As many as 2,73,82,124 sample tests were done to detect Covid cases, informed the department.
