The Covid-19 tally in the capital city Bhubaneswar rose to 10,732 when another 307 persons tested positive on Tuesday.
Out of the new cases, 135 tested positive while being in quarantine whereas 172 were local contact cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
The quarantined cases included 20 of OUAT Colony, nine Central Government hospital staffs, four State Government staffs near Toshali Bhawan, four cases of Dumduma, four of Unit-9, three of Unit-6, three of Chandrasekharpur BDA Colony, three police staffs of Security Wing, three cases of Jagamara, three of Jharpada Mahadev Nagar, three of Khandagiri and three of Salia Sahi.
The local contacts included five cases from Gandamunda Basti, seven of Baramunda, six of Kharvel Nagar, five of Old Town, four of Niladri Vihar, five of Rasulgarh, four of Shailashree Vihar, four of Jagamara, four of IRC Village, four of Mancheswar, four of Patrapada, four of Bharatpur, three of Ghatikia and three of 7th Battalion
However, 301 more patients recovered from the virus infection in the city on the day, taking the total tally to 6,635.
In Cuttack city, 198 more persons tested positive on the day, pushing the total tally to 5,122. Out of the news cases, 67 were from home quarantine, 57 were from intuitional quarantine and 74 were local contacts.
However, as many as 318 more patients recovered from the disease in the city on the day, taking the total tally to 3,232.