There was a slight dip in Covid-19 positive cases on Tuesday with State reporting 9,793 new cases in 30 districts and State pool as tally increased to 55,4,666.Out of new cases, 5,534 were from quarantine and local contacts were 4,539. Khordha district registered day’s highest 1,511cases followed by Sundargarh with 1,018, Cuttack 641, Angul 526, Jharsuguda 40, Nuapada 401, Jajpur 376, Sambalpur 356, Puri 351, Nabarangpur 302, Ganjam 276, Nayagarh 254, Keonjhar 244, Kalahandi 224, Boudh152, Subaranpur 140, Koraput 174 and Mayurbhanj 199
Besides, 280 cases were reported from State pool.Currently, the active cases stood at 94,829 and cumulative samples tested were 10,60,246, including 46,241 on Monday. Meanwhile, 18 more persons succumbed to disease, with which total death toll in State mounted to 2,215.While Angul district reported 4 deaths, 3were from Khordha, including 2 from Bhubaneswar, 2 each from Rayagada Kalahandi and Sundargarh and one each from Deogarh, Boudh, Malkangiri, Puri and Gajapati.