Bhubaneswar: As many as 4 places in the capital city registered more than 10 COVID cases as total 307 persons tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours. The city reported 292 cases on Friday and 272 cases on Thursday.
Of the new cases, 66 were from quarantine and 241 were local contacts, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated in a tweet.
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Among the local contacts, maximum 18 cases were detected in Nayapalli, followed by 16 in Khandagiri and 12 each in Patia and Old Town.
While 213 patients recovered during the period, the number of the deceased has gone up to 967.
The city now has 3,050 active cases and total positive cases have gone up to 10,3,622 the BMC stated.
