BHUBANESWAR: Odisha reported 8,845  Covid-19 cases while updating the account. According to state officials, the state reported 8,845 Covid-19 cases and seven deaths as a result of the virus on Saturday. On Friday, Odisha reported 9,833 Covid-19 cases.

According to the state Department of Information and Public Relations, 927 of the 8,845 new Covid-19 cases occurred in children aged 0-18.While 5,128 cases were reported from quarantine centres, 3,717 were reported from local contact.

Khurda district maintained its lead on the daily infection list with 2,528 new cases of Covid-19, followed by Sundergarh (1001), Cuttack (628), Balasore (290), Kalahandi (239), Bolangir (232), Rayagada (221), Jajpur (209), Sonepur (207), Nuapada (205) and Koraput (203).

Meanwhile, the state has reported seven extra Covid deaths as a result of the health audit, bringing the total to 8,514. Two deaths were reported in the Angul district, and one in each of the following districts: Cuttack, Puri, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, and Jajpur.