Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar city reported 198 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours taking the tally to 5487, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Monday.
Among the fresh cases detected, 104 were reported from quarantine centres while 94 contracted the virus locally.
Meanwhile, 132 patients were discharged from COVID-19 hospitals Monday, BMC tweeted.
All the patients have been shifted to COVID-19 hospitals while contact tracing is underway. Primary contacts of the infected persons and residents of nearby houses have been asked to undergo quarantine. The areas are also being sanitised, BMC said.
With the addition of new patients, the number of active cases in this city has gone up to 1,887. Similarly, a total of 3,567 patients have so far recovered from the disease. The city’s death toll stands at 27.
The 49 local contact cases were reported from Vani Vihar, Unit-8, Ashok Nagar, Bapuji Nagar, Barmunda, Bhim Tangi, BJB Nagar, Bomikhal, Chandrasekharpur, CRPF Campus, Damana Vhowk, Satya Vihar, Satya Nagar, Sikharchandi Nagar.
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