Bhubaneswar, April 26 : Odisha on Wednesday reported detection of 542 Covid-19 cases and one death.

One more death due to the virus took the toll to 9,209, the official said.

The surge in new cases is considered as significant as it breached the 500 mark in a single day. Of the total of 7,571 samples tested in the state, 542 tested positive taking the test positivity rate to 7.1 per cent.