Bhubaneswar, Jan. 19 -- Odisha on Wednesday recorded 11,607 new Covid-19 cases, including 991 cases from 0-18 age group, pushing the cumulative positive tally to 11,67,094, informed the State Information & Public Relations (I&PR) Department.

The death toll rose 8,494 as six more patients- two in from Khorhda district and one each from Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur and Jharsuguda- succumbed to the disease, reported State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department on Wednesday.

Out of the total cases reported today, 6,728 were detected in quarantine while 4,879 are local contact cases, added the I&PR department.

Khurda district, which includes the state capital Bhubaneswar reported the highest number of new cases at 4,347, followed by...