Bhubaneswar, Jan 9: Water Resources, I&PR Minister Raghunandan Das has been tested positive for Covid-19. The MP took Twitter to inform the development.

Das also urged people who came in contact with him to get themselves tested. Earlier, Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das has also been tested positive for Covid-19.

Odisha has reported 4,714 new Covid-19 positive cases including 416 minors in the last 24 hours, informed the health department today. Out of the total positive cases, 2755 cases were from the quarantine centres, while 1959 cases were local contacts.

Khordha district reported the highest number of cases (1619), followed by Sundargarh (662), Sambalpur (437), Cuttack (360) and Jharsuguda (154).