Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Monday confirmed about three new COVID-19 cases being detected in the city in the last 24 hours.
According to the CMC tweet, one among them was in home quarantine and another in paid quarantine, while the remaining one a local case.
#COVID19 update in Cuttack city (CMC area)
Out of the 13 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today in #Cuttack district, 3 +ve cases belong to Cuttack city (CMC area).
Active surveillance, contact tracing, and sanitization of the concerned areas are underway. pic.twitter.com/aZZX4diS34
— CMC,Cuttack (@CMCCuttack) July 6, 2020
The case detected in a paid quarantine is a 62-year-old man with a travel history to West Bengal.
The person in-home quarantine is a 59 years old man and a resident of Manik Ghosh Bazar. He is a contact of a previously known positive case. The remaining one is a COVID warrior serving at a private nursing home.
With these fresh cases, the COVID-19 tally in the city has touched 193. While the virus has claimed two lives, 22 have recovered from the infection.
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