Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 positive cases tally in Bhubaneswar soared to 2861 on Saturday with 126 new cases in the last 24 hours.
nsform: initial;”>Out of 126 cases, 77 are quarantine cases and 49 are local contact cases.
Among 126 cases, 31 are from the slums while 8 policemen, 2 media house employees and 3 hospital staffers have also been tested positive for the virus.
On the other hand, 133 more patients have recovered. Among them, 9 are from Nua Sahi slum in Nayapalli and four from IRC village.
With 17 deaths and 1566 recoveries, the capital city has 1276 active cases.
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