Today Odisha adds 886 New Covid positive Cases

Today Odisha more 886 persons tested positive for COVID-19, out of this 169 are children below 18 years of age which takes the tally in the state reached to 1263106 with 8664 active cases.

Sambalpur district registered highest 179 fresh infections, followed by Khurda (86) and Sundargarh (79).

Given below are district-wise figures of the new cases.
1. Angul: 14
2. Balasore: 36
3. Bargarh: 10
4. Bhadrak: 11
5. Balangir: 13
6. Boudh: 5
7. Cuttack: 40
8. Deogarh: 15
9. Dhenkanal: 10
10. Gajapati: 23
11. Ganjam: 16
12. Jagatsinghpur: 14
13. Jajpur: 32
14. Jharsuguda: 20
15. Kalahandi: 12
16. Kandhamal: 25
17. Kendrapara: 18
18. Keonjhar: 10
19. Khurda: 86
20. Koraput: 66
21. Malkangiri: 3
22. Mayurbhanj: 23
23. Nabarangpur: 13
24. Nayagarh: 20
25. Nuapada: 19
26. Puri: 8
27. Rayagada: 22
28. Sambalpur: 179
29. Sonepur: 25
30. Sundargarh: 79
31. State Pool: 19

The state also reported 16 more deaths due to COVID-19 as the toll surged to 8961.