Odisha reports 1,342 new COVID-19 cases, 68 fresh fatalities

Odisha's COVID-19 tally soared to 9,83,523 on Thursday as 1,342 more people tested positive for the infection, while 68 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 6,236, a health official said.

As many as 775 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, while 567 infections were detected during contact tracing, he said, adding that the daily test positivity rate stood at 2.02 per cent.

Khurda district, under which Bhubaneswar falls, reported the highest number of new cases at 477, followed by Cuttack (164).

Only Boudh did not register any new case, while 27 other districts reported less than 100 fresh infections each.

Khurda also recorded the highest number of fresh fatalities at 13, followed by Puri and Sundargarh (12 each) and Cuttack (11).

The state now has 13,516 active cases, while 9,63,718 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 1,630 on Wednesday. Fifty-three coronavirus patients have died due to comorbidities to date.

Odisha has thus far tested over 1.63 crore samples for COVID-19, including 66,146 in the last 24 hours, he said, adding that the cumulative positivity rate stands at 6.01 per cent.

The state has thus far inoculated over 1.71 crore people, of whom 40.38 lakh have received both doses, the official added.