Bhubaneswar sees 187 new Covid-19 positives including 83 local contact cases

By KalingaTV Bureau On Aug 12, 2020 0

covid test in bhubaneswar — COVID19 Rapid-Antigen testing carried out today at 9 UPHCs/UCHCs in different parts of Bhubaneswar: BMC

Bhubaneswar : As many as 187 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area of Odisha in last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday.

The fresh positive cases in the State Capital include 104 quarantine cases and 83 local contact cases, according to the latest update by the BMC.

“Further contact tracing is still continuing. Primary contacts & 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 12th 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/REmdlybiFg

— BMC (@bmcbbsr) August 12, 2020

With the detection of new positive cases, the capital city has now 1415 active cases.