Bhubaneswar: As many as 325 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported from Bhubaneswar in Odisha in last 24 hours, informed Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday.
Out of the fresh Covid-19 cases in the State Capital, 101 cases have been detected from quarantine, while 224 positives have been detected from locals contact cases, the BMC said.
The civic body also stated that as many as 420 Covid-19 patients of the city have been cured today.
With this, the tally of coronavirus positives in Bhubaneswar has reached to 17,620, of which 67 persons have lost their lives and a total of 13,114 Covid-19 patients of the city have been recovered.
The active cases in Bhubaneswar now stands at 4426.
” Further contact tracing is still continuing. Primary contacts & nearby houses are being quarantined, sanitized & will be under active surveillance, ” the BMC tweeted.
Update on newly detected & cured #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hrs under the BMC area on 17th Sep 2020(till 9am).
Further contact tracing is still continuing.
Primary contacts & nearby houses are being quarantined, sanitized & will be under active surveillance. pic.twitter.com/LDhJ2M81S6— BMC (@bmcbbsr) September 17, 2020
Ms Kalinga