The Covid-19 cases continued to surge in capital city Bhubaneswar with a single-day highest of 386 detected on Thursday.
With this, the city’s total positive tally climbed to 8,647, which included 3,478 active cases. Of the news cases, 183 were from quarantine and 203 were local contacts, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation said.
The quarantined cases included 38 from Ganganagar; 15 of Government office in Nayapalli ID Market; 12 private hospital staffs; 11 cases of 7th Battalion; six cases of Nayapalli; five of the CRPF campus; five of Badagada Canal Road; three of Unit-3; three of Shailashree Vihar; three of Chakeisiani; and two of Satyanagar PWD Colony.
The local contacts included 10 of Chandrasekharpur 7th Battalion; eight of IRC Village; five of Saheed Nagar; five of Bisheswar Basti; four of Chandrasekharpur near Kanak Durga Mandir; four of Unit-9; four of VSS Nagar; three of Niladri Vihar; and two police staffs. However, 213 people recovered from the disease on the day, taking the total recoveries to 5,124 in the city.
In Cuttack, 302 more positive cases were reported on Thursday, taking the city’s total tally to 4,171. Of the new cases, 103 were from home quarantine, 81 institutional quarantine and 118 were local contacts.