Bhubaneswar on Saturday recorded 190 new Covid-19 positive cases with the city’s total tally rising to 3,763. Out of the fresh cases, 138 were from quarantine centres and 52 were local contacts, said the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).
The quarantined cases included 21 of Kapileshwar Kincha Sahi linked with an earlier positive case; seven of Baramunda Behera Sahi linked with an earlier case; six of Bomikhal linked with an earlier case; five of IRC Village N-3 linked with an earlier case; four of Nayapalli Brit Colony linked with an earlier case; three of Suryanagar linked with an earlier case; four of Laxmisagar Oscar City; four of Unit-3 Mali Colony; four of Saheed Nagar Santipalli; three of Nayapalli LIC Office lane: three of Baramunda Palamandap; three of IRC Village N-6 linked with an earlier case; three of Jharpada Jagananath Nagar; three of Palasuni linked with an earlier cases; two of Jagamara; and two of Dumduma.
The local contacts included three cases of Baramunda; two of Unit-9; two of Laxmisagar Oscar City; one of Baramunda Jagannath Vihar; one of Baramunda Ruchika Market; one of Bomikhal Canal Road; one of Sundarpada; one of Chintamaneswar; one of Unit-8; one of Jharpada; one of Ahsok Nagar; and one of Satya Nagar Kali Mandir.
However, 103 patients were cured in the city on the day. In Cuttack, 76 positive cases were detected on Friday, taking the city’s total tally to 1,546.
Of the new cases, 46 were from the Malgodown Behera Sahi containment zone; seven from institutional quarantine; seven from home quarantine; and 16 local contact cases, said the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC).