Bhubaneswar, Oct 1 (PTI) Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,34,236 on Saturday, as 146 more people, including 13 children, tested positive for the virus, a health department bulletin said.

The state had recorded 203 infections on Friday.

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The death toll also mounted to 9,194, with a 30-year-old woman succumbing to the virus in Kalahandi district.

Odisha now has 1,343 active cases, while 13,23,646 patients have recovered from the disease, including 209 in the last 24 hours.

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The state tested 12,483 samples for COVID-19 since Friday at a daily positivity rate of 1.17 per cent.

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