Bhubaneswar, Jan 2: Odisha on Sunday reported 424 new cases of Covid-19, the highest number of Coronavirus positive cases reported in a single day in the State after almost two months. This number rise includes 67 positives from the 0-18 year age group, and one death in the last 24 hours.
The Health Department Data sources says that the State had last crossed the 400-mark on October 30, 2021, when 488 cases were reported in a single day.
Meanwhile, among the 424 new cases reported on Sunday, 249 have been detected from quarantine while 175 are local contact cases, the data released by the State Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department.
With this, the Covid-19 positive tally in the State has surged to 10,55,556 while the active cases stand at 2,078 and the number of recoveries 10,44,962 till date. The death toll due to Covid-19 has climbed up to 8,463.
Of the total new positives, the maximum 177 cases were detected from Khordha, followed by 45 from Cuttack, 38 from Sundargarh, 15 from Jharsuguda. The lone death case from the virus infection was reported from Khordha district.
Odisha so far has tested 2,55,84,629 samples, including 62,214 in the last 24 hours, for Covid-19. At present, the test positivity rate (TPR) stands at 4.12 percent, the I&PR department said. On the other hand, Odisha is also stepping further in numbers of Omicron variant.
