State capital city Bhubaneswar on Sunday reported 1,001 new Covid-19 positive cases, with which its total tally incr eased to 73,973. Out of the new cases, 210 were from quarantine and 791 were local contacts.
The local contacts included 26 cases from Jharpada, 20 from Laxmisgar, 19 from Baramunda, 13 from Badagada and BJB Nagar, 12 from Bhimatangi, nine from Jayadev Vihar and eight each from Kalpana, Kalinga Nagar, Hanspal and Bomikhal. Currently, the active cases in the city stood at 11,488.Meanwhile, one more person succumbed to the disease on the day, mounting the total death toll to 335 in the city. However, 1,153 patients recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 63,129.
