In a continuing declining trend, the Covid-19 cases fell to 267 in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. The total tally rose to 26,283, of which 2.372 were active cases. This was fourth consecutive day the capital city reported less than 300 positive cases.
Of the new cases 196 were local contacts and 71 quarantine cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.The local contacts included 19 cases from Nayapalli, 10 each from Baramunda and Unit-9, eight each from Old Town and IRC Village, seven each from Rasulgarh, Patia and Rental Colony, six from Unit-7, five each from Khandagiri Bari, Jagamara, Mancheswar and Dumduma and four each from Jayadev Vihar and Chandrasekharpur.
The quarantine cases included five from Saheed Nagar, four from BJB Nagar, four from Bhimatangi, four from Old Town and three each from Unit-6, Palasuni and Baramunda.