Bhubaneswar on Saturday also registered a high of 334 fresh Covid-19 positive cases, with which the total tally in the city increased to 1,01,797.
Notably, the capital city had recorded 335 positives on Friday. Out of the new cases, 248 were local contacts and 86 quarantine cases.
The local contacts included 18 cases in Nayapalli, 16 in Dumduma, 15 in Patia, 10 in Sundarpada, nine in Old Town and eight each in Unit-6 and Unit-9.
The active cases in the city stood at 2,806.
Meanwhile, 30 more patients succumbed to the disease in the city, mounting the total death toll to 896.
However, 229 persons recovered on the day, increasing the total recoveries to 98,074.