With 243 more persons testing Covid-19 positive in Bhubaneswar on Friday, the capital city’s total count surged to 26,779, out of which 3,106 were active cases. Out of the new cases, 175 were local contacts and 68 were reported from quarantine.
The local contacts included 14 cases from Nayapalli, 10 from Saheed Nagar, six from IRC Village and four each from Patrapada, Patia, Chakeisiani, Jayadev Vihar, Badagada, Khandagiri, Jharpada and Ganga Nagar and Rasulgarh.
The quarantine cases were eight from Chandrasekharpur, four from Kalinga Vihar and three each from Laxmisagar and Patia. Two more persons succumbed to the disease on the day, pushing total toll to 129. The city also reported 357 recoveries on the day, taking total recoveries to 23,523.