According to the data tweeted by the Information and Public Relations department, 19 of 32 fresh infections were reported from among the quarantined people, while the rest 13 detected as local contacts.
With new cases, the State’s Covid positive tally rose to 12,87,225.
What is more relieving is that 19 out of 30 districts didn’t report any infection and none of the 11 districts saw cases in double-digit number.
According to the data, Gajapati reported highest seven cases, followed by Jajpur six, Sundargarh five, Balasore three, Khurda, Mayurbhanj and Sambalpur two each and Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Kendrapada and Nayagarh reported one case each.
Besides, one infection was reported from the State Pool.
During the period, 73 Covid19 patients recovered, taking the State’s total recoveries to 12,77,497. Active cases stood at 559, the data showed.
