Odisha witnessed a marginal drop in new positive cases as daily infections dropped to below 10,000 after five days. As many as 9793 fresh Covid-19 cases were detected in the last 24 hours. The disease also claimed 18 lives during the period. Odisha's TPR at 21 per cent is a major cause of concern. Odisha's daily Covid infections FALL BELOW 10K after 5 days 9793 POSITIVE CASES detected in last 24 hours in Odisha. 5534 cases in QUARANTINE, rest 4259 are LOCAL TRANSMISSION cases. Odisha’s TEST POSITIVITY RATE (TPR) still at a high 21.17 per cent. Testing below 50k: 46241 samples tested in Odisha on Monday. 18 more succumb, VIRUS DEATH TOLL mounts to 2215. Total 17 districts recorded MORE THAN 200 corona positive cases Khordha recorded MAXIMUM 1511 cases, Sundargarh next in chart with 1018 positives 641 n-CoV cases in Cuttack, 526 in Angul, 404 in Jharsuguda, 401 in Nuapada.The State’s CORONAVIRUS POSITIVE TALLY mounts to 5,54,666. Odisha's ACTIVE CASE count @ 94829 after today’s surge. 9706 Covid-infected persons RECOVERED on Monday. So far, 4,57,569 Covid-19 patients have RECOVERED in the state