In an upsurge of the Covid-19 cases in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, as many as 1,196 tested positive in the last 24 hours.Of the new cases, an alarming number of 1,002 cases were local contacts and 194 were from quarantine.
The local contacts included 61 cases from Nayapalli, 57 from Old Town, 47 from Patia, 30 from Chandrasekharpur, 29 from Badagada, 27 from Dumduma, 25 each from Jharpada and Sundarpada, 24 from Khandagiri, 19 from Laxmisagar and 17 from Barmunda.
Currently, the active cases in the city stood at 10,689. On the day, 858 patients recovered, with which the total recoveries increased to 44,778. So far, 284 persons, including two on Tuesday, have succumbed to the disease in city.