The coronavirus infections continued to surge in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday with detection of 215 new positive cases, taking the capital city’s total tally to 2,325.
Out of the new cases, 150 were from quarantine centres and 65 were local contacts, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
The quarantine cases included 19 of Unit-9 near Baya Baba Mutt Basti linked with an earlier case; 11 of Salia Sahi linked with an earlier case; 11 cases, all employees of a private hospital; 10 cases, all male of Aiginia Alu Gadi, linked with an earlier case; nine of Unit-4 MLA Colony Basti linked with an earlier case; five of Bisheswar Basti; four of Unit-3 linked with an earlier case; three of Baramunda Fire Station Basti linked with an earlier case; three of Nayapalli Ganapati Nagar Basti; three cases, all women, of Kalinga Nagar K-9; two cases, both male railway staffs; two cases of Dumduma Sukha Vihar; and two cases of Satya Nagar.
The local contact cases included six employees of a private hospital; three cases, all women employees of a private hospital; three cases of Salia Sahi; two of Unit-3; two of Kalinga Nanar near SUM Hospital; and two of Khandagiri Bari.
Cuttack city reported 41 more positive cases on the day, taking the total tally to 777. Four Covid warriors were among the infected,
Of the new cases, 12 were reported from institutional quarantine centres, two were local contacts and 27 were under home quarantine, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) said.