Bhubaneswar, Dec 8 (PTI) Odisha reported 349 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the tally to 3,21,913, a Health Department official said.

Six more deaths raised the state's toll to 1,784, he said.

Also Read | China Developing Military Camps in Depth Areas Along LAC From Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh.

Of the new cases, 198 were reported from different quarantine centres.

Sundergarh district recorded the highest 46 new cases, followed by Khurda (44) and Angul (26).

Also Read | Farmers Ready to Shift Protest From Delhi-Haryana Border if Granted Space at Ramlila Ground, Says Punjab Kisan Union.

While two deaths were reported from the Puri district, one patient each died in Jharsuguda, Khurda, Sambalpur and Sundergarh.

There are 3,629 active cases in the state at present, while 3,16,447 patients have so far recovered.

The state has altogether tested 62.14 lakh samples for COVID-19, including 32,184 on Monday.

Odisha's positivity rate is 5.18 per cent, as per data released by the Health Department.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)