Cuttack: COVID-19 death toll in Cuttack city mounted to two with one more patient succumbing to the virus on Sunday, Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) tweeted.
The CMC identified the deceased as a resident of the Cantonment area in Cuttack.
On the other hand, one more person in the city has tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
#COVID19 update in Cuttack city (CMC area)
Out of the 12 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today in #Cuttack district, 1 +ve case belongs to Cuttack city (CMC area).
Further contact tracing and testing is underway. Sanitization of the particular house & locality is done. pic.twitter.com/b0V6t1miDQ
— CMC,Cuttack (@CMCCuttack) June 28, 2020
The 46-year-old man is working with Odisha Police at Sector-9 of CDA, the CMC informed.
“Further contact tracing, sanitisation work, and active surveillance in the areas concerned are being carried out,” a CMC official said.
With one fresh case, the COVID-19 tally in Cuttack city went up to 35 on Sunday. The virus has claimed two lives in the city while 22 patients have recovered from the infection so far.
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