Bhubaneswar, Aug 13:  As many as 1981 persons tested positive for Covid-19 on August 12 in Odisha, the health department said on Thursday.

When 1225 cases were reported from quarantine centres, 756 were local contacts.

The corona tally reached 52,653 in the state with detection of the new cases.

District wise cases

1. Angul: 6

2. Balasore: 59

3. Bargarh: 27

4. Bhadrak: 65

5. Balangir: 27

6. Boudh: 22

7. Cuttack: 131

8. Deogarh: 16

9. Dhenkanal: 39

10. Gajapati: 8

11. Ganjam: 267

12. Jagatsinghpur: 42

13. Jajpur: 60

14. Jharsuguda: 8

15. Kalahandi: 39

16. Kandhamal: 179

17. Kendrapada: 29

18. Keonjhar: 23

19. Khurda: 274

20. Koraput: 97

21. Malkangiri: 64

22. Mayurbhanj: 37

23. Nawarangpur: 18

24. Nayagarh: 56

25. Nuapada: 16

26. Puri: 77

27. Rayagada: 55

28. Sambalpur: 38

29. Sonepur: 57

30. Sundargarh: 145