Odisha logs 1,107 fresh COVID-19 cases, 67 more fatalities

Odisha Thursday added 1,107 more people to its COVID-19 tally with 1,107 single-day cases, while 67 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 6,697, a health department official said.

The coastal state now has 10,853 active cases, and 9,73,579 patients have so far recovered from the disease, including 869 since Wednesday, he said.

Khurda district, comprising state capital Bhubaneswar, reported the highest number of 397 new infections followed by Cuttack (130) and Balasore (66). Boudh district did not report any fresh case.

The new fatalities include 18 deaths in Cuttack, Khurda (11), Sambalpur (9) and Jajpur (5).

A total of 53 other COVID-19 patients have also died due to comorbidities, the official said.

Khurda continues to be in the red zone with 3,842 active cases, while Cuttack is under the yellow zone with 1,321 active cases. The remaining 28 districts are in the green zone, he said.

Odisha has thus far conducted over 1.68 crore sample tests, taking into account 64,802 clinical examinations on Wednesday. The cumulative positivity rate is at 5.8 per cent and the case fatality rate at 0.6 per cent.

The official said 1,86,45,414 people have been inoculated till Wednesday, with 43,02,619 beneficiaries having received the second dose of the vaccine.