A total of 324 more persons were detected as Covid-19 positive in Bhubaneswar on Friday, taking the city’s total tally to 6,720, including 2,618 active cases.
Out of the new cases, 173 were from quarantine and 151 were local contacts.
The quarantined cases included nine from Rajmahal MLA quarters; eight traffic police staffs; eight cases of Niladri Vihar; six of Rail Vihar; six Health Department staffs; six cases of Sikharchandi; five of Nayapalli, all Central Government staffs; five of Patrapada; four of Vani Vihar Pathar Bandha; four of Reserve Police Colony; four of Saheed Nagar; four of Dumduma Suka Vihar; three of Gajapati Nagar; three of Pokhariput Kokila Garden; three of Shailashree Vihar VIM area; two of Pokhariput; two of Patia; two of Satyanagar; and two of Satya Vihar.
The local contacts included six cases of Patia, six of Saheed Nagar, four of Jharpada, four of Nayapalli, three of Rasulgarh Sabar Sahi, three of Salia Sahi, three of Bomikhal, two Central Government staffs near Nayapalli, two cases near Kalinga Stadium and two of Satyanagar.
However 108 patients recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 4,061 in the city.
Cuttack registered 149 more positive cases on the day, taking the city’s total cases to 2,977, including 1,179 active ones. Of the new case, 35 were from institutional quarantine, 43 from home quarantine and 71 local contact cases.