A total of 83 new Covid-19 positive cases were registered in the State capital city Bhubaneswar on Sunday. With this, the city’s total positive tally rose to 29,236.
Of the new cases, 63 were local contacts while the remaining 20 were from quarantine cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
Meanwhile, one more person died in the city on the day, taking the total toll to 167.
However, the city also registered 201 recoveries on the day. The total recoveries currently stand at 27,744.