Coronavirus

Surge In COVID-19 Cases Continues In Bhubaneswar; 148 Of 215 New Patients Catch Infection From Contacts

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital reported another spike in COVID-19 cases with 215 more people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, which pushed the affected tally to 2365.

Among them, 150 are quarantine and 65 are local contact cases.

Of the quarantine cases, 19 have been reported from Unit-9 Basti, 11 from Salia Sahi, four from Malisahi, and three each from Fire Station Basti and Gajapati Nagar Basti.

Barring two with travel history to Delhi, all other cases are linked with previous COVID-19 patients.

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“Further contact tracing is on. Primary contacts and nearby houses are being quarantined, sanitised and these will be under active surveillance,” the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation tweeted.

On the other hand, 130 more patients have been cured of the infection in the city.

With 13 deaths and 1141 recoveries, Bhubaneswar now has 1209 active cases.

OB Bureau

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