Cuttack: As many as 149 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Friday.
While 43 of them were home quarantine cases, 35 of them were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 71 were local contact ones.
“Active surveillance, contact tracing, and sanitization of the concerned areas are underway,” CMC said.
#COVID19 update in Cuttack city (CMC area)
Out of the 207 new COVID-19 +ve cases reported today in #Cuttack district, 149 +ve cases belong to Cuttack city (CMC area).
Another 57 recoveries (20th August data) have been reported recently! KUDOS to all doctors & healthcare staff. pic.twitter.com/70VZRHrtCG
— CMC,Cuttack (@CMCCuttack) August 21, 2020
According to a notification issued by the civic body, as of Friday, 2,977 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Cuttack out of which 1,784 have recovered. There are 1,179 active cases and 14 persons have succumbed to the disease.
Meanwhile, Odisha’s COVID-19 caseload touched 72,718 with the detection of 2,698 new cases, while 10 more fatalities pushed its coronavirus death toll to 390. A total of 1,675 cases were recorded in quarantine centres and the remaining were detected positive during contact tracing.
The state 56,479 tested Thursday samples for COVID-19, taking the total number of tests conducted so far to 11,72,426.