Bhubaneswar reports 137 new COVID-19 cases; details here

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Aug 5, 2020 at 4:43 PM

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar reported 137 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, informed Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) today.

Of fresh cases, 113 have been detected from quarantine centres and 24 are local contacts.

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As per details of new cases shared by the BMC, Salia Sahi, one of the major slums in Bhubaneswar, contributed 10 more infectees to the COVId-19 tally in the State capital. The new infected persons including 6 women are linked with an earlier positive case.

Similarly, 9 cases (all females have been detected from Bhimpur in quarantine centres. Another 15 persons linked with previous positive cases in two slums located at Ganganagar and Unit-8 areas have tested positive for the deadly virus in the last 24 hours.

With 137 fresh cases, the COVID-19 tally in the city jumped to 3354 with 1273 active cases.

Here’re details of new infected confirmed COVID-19 cases under BMC in the last 24 hours:

Meanwhile, 2061 persons infected with COVID-19 have recovered from the disease with 118 recoveries on August 4. The virus has claimed 18 lives in the city so far.