: The State on Tuesday witnessed a big spike in Covid-19 cases with 334 people testing positive for the virus in 16 districts and the State pool. With this, the total tally surged to 12,91,117.
Among the newly-infected were 53 children in the age group of 0 to 18 years.
Notably, the State had reported 245 Covid cases on Monday.
Out of the new cases, 195 were from quarantine and 139 local contacts.
Khordha district registered the day’s highest 187 cases followed by Cuttack with 70, Sambalpur seven, Jagatsinghpur six, Nuapada seven, Kalahandi, Sundargarh and Koraput three each, Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Puri, Mayurbhanj and Nayagarh two each and Rayagada and Subarnapur one each.
Besides, 37 cases were reported from the State pool.
The active cases numbered 1,695.
Another 139 patients recovered on the day, increasing the total recoveries to 12,80,382, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.