Coronavirus cases continued to surge in Bhubaneswar with 319 more persons testing positive on Thursday. With this, the city’s total tally surged to 6,396.
Out of the new cases, 172 were from quarantine and 147 local contact cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
The quarantined cases included 12 of Buddha Nagar Gopabandhu Colony; nine of Unit-6; six of Baramunda HB Colony; six, all Government employees, of Bhoi Ngar; six of Dumduma Panchasakha Nagar; five of Patia Shree Vihar; five of Budheswari Colony; five of Mancheswar; four of 7th Battalion; four of Pokhariput; four of Satyanagar Rajkumar Basti; four of Badagada Brit Colony; three of Badagada Canal Road; three of Ghatikia; three of Bharatpur; two Traffic police staffs; and a media house employee.
The local cases included 16 of Mancheswar; five of VSS Nagar; four employees of a private hospital; three cases near Raj Mahal; three of Bharatpur; three of Dumduma Suka Vihar; three of Salia Sahi; two of Pokhariput; and two of Reserve Police Colony.
However, 113 patients recovered in the city on the day, taking the total recoveries to 3,953.
In Cuttack, 150 more positive cases were detected on the day. With this, the city’s total tally rose to 2,828. Of the new cases, 36 were from institutional quarantine, among which 17 were from the SCB Medical College Hospital isolation ward. Besides, 47 were from home quarantine and 67 were local contacts.