Capital city Bhubaneswar on Monday recorded 351 new Covid-19 positive cases, taking the total tally to 16,591, which included 4,613 active cases.Out of the new cases, 238 were local contacts and 113 were quarantine cases.
However, 471 persons recovered from the disease on the day, taking the total recoveries to 11,961.
“Further contact tracing was still continuing. Primary contacts and nearby houses are being quarantined, sanitised and would be under active surveillance.
All the positive cases were shifted to Covid Hospitals,” Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.