In Odisha daily COVID positivity rate drops below 5%

By: Shree1news, 21 JUN 2021

Bhubaneswar: The test positivity rate (TPR) in Odisha dropped below 5 per cent on Monday with 3,031 of 61,000 samples testing positive for COVID.

The state, which had been witnessing a consistent drop in new cases, noticed a TPR of 4.9 per cent against 5.38 per cent yesterday.

According to the I & PR department, 1,738 of the fresh infections are from quarantine and 1,293 local contacts.

Khurda topped the chart with 381 new infections, followed by Cuttack (295), Balasore (290) and Jajpur (226).

District-wise cases:

1. Angul: 121
2. Balasore: 290
3. Bargarh: 39
4. Bhadrak: 135
5. Balangir: 30
6. Boudh: 40
7. Cuttack: 295
8. Deogarh: 11
9. Dhenkanal: 90
10. Gajapati: 25
11. Ganjam: 26
12. Jagatsinghpur: 107
13. Jajpur: 226
14. Jharsuguda: 17
15. Kalahandi: 39
16. Kandhamal: 38
17. Kendrapada: 118
18. Keonjhar: 68
19. Khurda: 381
20. Koraput: 68
21. Malkangiri: 43
22. Mayurbhanj: 167
23. Nabarangpur: 63
24. Nayagarh: 140
25. Nuapada: 20
26. Puri: 180
27. Rayagada: 44
28. Sambalpur: 30
29. Sonepur: 22
30. Sundargarh: 80
31. State Pool: 78

With this, Odisha now has 36,633 active cases with 4 districts in the Red Zone. At present, 17 districts have a TPR of less than 5 per cent.

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