Odisha Logs 886 New COVID Cases, 16 More Deaths

Bhubaneswar: As many as 886 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha during the last 24 hours as the tally in the state reached 1263106 with 8664 active cases.

Out of the 886 cases, 169 are children below 18 years of age.

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

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.