According to the State Information and Public Relation Department, of the fresh cases, 872 infected people were in the age group of 0 to 18 years. Moreover, 5,833 were detected in quarantine while 4,226 are local contact cases, said the department.The cases were reported from all 30 districts of the state. Khurda district continued to be on top of the infection list with 3,188 new cases, followed by Sundargarh (1348), Cuttack (870) and Sambalpur (570). With the new cases, the active caseload in Odisha reached 44,349.The state health department has confirmed the death of another three persons due to the virus. The death cases were reported from Angul, Kendrapara and Nayagarh districts.A total of 81,065 samples were tested in the state in the past 24 hours. The daily test positivity rate (TPR) in the state has also increased to 12.40 per cent from 11.76 per cent reported on Wednesday. The TPR was 10.25 per cent on Tuesday.
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