<p>Odisha's Covid-19 caseload mounted to 2,94,415 on Tuesday as 1,201 more people tested positive for the infection, while 12 fresh fatalities pushed the coastal state's coronavirus death toll to 1,352, a health official said.</p>.<p>As many as 697 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, while 504 infections were detected during contact tracing, he said.</p>.<p>Khurda district, under which Bhubaneswar falls, reported the highest number of new cases at 132, followed by Mayurbhanj and Jagatsinghpur (73 each), the official said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-Covid-19-vaccine-bengaluru-karnataka-mumbai-maharashtra-chennai-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-uttar-pradesh-west-bengal-kolkata-cases-deaths-recoveries-health-ministry-910616.html">For latest updates on Coronavirus outbreak, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>Three fresh fatalities were reported in Khurda district, two in Dhenkanal and one each in Nuapada, Sundergarh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Balasore and Kalahandi districts, he said.</p>.<p>Khurda district has so far reported the highest number of coronavirus fatalities at 234, followed by Ganjam (230) and Cuttack (113), the official said.</p>.<p>Fifty-three coronavirus patients have died in the state due to other ailments so far, he said.</p>.<p>Odisha now has 13,919 active coronavirus cases, while 2,79,091 people have been cured of the disease so far, the official said.</p>.<p>The state has so far tested 46.87 lakh samples for Covid-19, including 42,080 on Monday, he added.</p>
<p>Odisha's Covid-19 caseload mounted to 2,94,415 on Tuesday as 1,201 more people tested positive for the infection, while 12 fresh fatalities pushed the coastal state's coronavirus death toll to 1,352, a health official said.</p>.<p>As many as 697 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, while 504 infections were detected during contact tracing, he said.</p>.<p>Khurda district, under which Bhubaneswar falls, reported the highest number of new cases at 132, followed by Mayurbhanj and Jagatsinghpur (73 each), the official said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-Covid-19-vaccine-bengaluru-karnataka-mumbai-maharashtra-chennai-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-uttar-pradesh-west-bengal-kolkata-cases-deaths-recoveries-health-ministry-910616.html">For latest updates on Coronavirus outbreak, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>Three fresh fatalities were reported in Khurda district, two in Dhenkanal and one each in Nuapada, Sundergarh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Balasore and Kalahandi districts, he said.</p>.<p>Khurda district has so far reported the highest number of coronavirus fatalities at 234, followed by Ganjam (230) and Cuttack (113), the official said.</p>.<p>Fifty-three coronavirus patients have died in the state due to other ailments so far, he said.</p>.<p>Odisha now has 13,919 active coronavirus cases, while 2,79,091 people have been cured of the disease so far, the official said.</p>.<p>The state has so far tested 46.87 lakh samples for Covid-19, including 42,080 on Monday, he added.</p>