Bhubaneswar: The daily Covid-19 cases continued downward trend in Bhubaneswar with 216 new infections being reported in the last 24 hours.
Of the total new cases, 161 were identified as local contact cases while 55 were quarantine cases, informed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).
The fresh cases pushed the cumulative number of infections in the Odisha capital to 26995. The active cases of coronavirus in the city stands at 3011.
The capital city registered more recoveries than the positive cases with 307 patients recuperating from the disease in the last 24 hours. So far, 23,830 persons cured of the disease in the city.
Earlier in the day, 2,196 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Odisha and 17 persons succumbed to the disease while undergoing treatment at various hospitals of the State.