Bhubaneswar reports 190 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours,1383 active cases

Bhubaneswar: As many as 190 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area of Odisha in the last 24 hours, Officials said on Saturday.

Among the fresh Covid-19 cases in the State  Capital, as many as 138 positive cases have been reported from quarantine cases, while 52  are local contact cases.

The BMC  also said that as many as 103 Covid-19 patients from the city have been recovered from the deadly disease in last 24 hours.

“Further contact tracing is still continuing. Primary contacts and nearby houses are being quarantined, sanitised & will be under active surveillance,” BMC tweeted.

Update on newly detected & cured #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hrs under the BMC area on 8th Aug 2020(till 9am).

Further contact tracing is still continuing.
Primary contacts & nearby houses are being quarantined, sanitised & will be under active surveillance. pic.twitter.com/EUDLxHr9Dn

— BMC (@bmcbbsr) August 8, 2020