Bhubaneswar on Thursday registered 283 new Covid-19 positive cases, with which the total tally in the State capital city rose to 94,883.Out of the new cases, 222 were local contacts and 61 quarantine cases.
The local contacts included 21 cases in Nayapalli, 20 in Khandagiri, 13 in Patia, 12 in Old Town, nine in Dumduma and eight in Saheed Nagar.The active cases stood at 1,192 in the city.
Meanwhile, 21 more patients succumbed to the disease in the city, mounting the total death toll to 573. However, 234 persons recovered on the day, increasing the total recoveries to 93,097.