COVID-19: Highest Spike of 167 Cases Push Cuttack’s Tally Near 2500-Mark

Cuttack: The millennium city of Cuttack on Monday reported its highest single-day spike of 167 COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 2,437. As per the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), 25 new COVID-19 cases were reported from Nimba Sahi area, Chauliaganj (ward No 42), which was declared containment zone today.

#Cuttack#SpecialCOVID19Update: Few new #COVID19 positive cases have been detected in New Nimba Sahi, Chauliaganj (wardNo42). Acting upon it, we have marked the area as a #ContainmentZone

This decision is taken in the larger public interest to contain further spread of COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/8oXsxw9QrH

— CMC,Cuttack (@CMCCuttack) August 17, 2020

Apart from the containment zone cases, 106 were home quarantine cases, 15 institutional quarantine and 21 local contact cases were reported from the city.

It is pertinent to mention here that it is for the fourth time this month that Cuttack's daily cases are in three digits.

Earlier, the city had witnessed a single-day spike of 143 cases on August 5, 119 on August 16 and 115 cases on August 13.

Out of the 194 new COVID-19 +ve cases reported today in #Cuttack district, 167 +ve cases belong to Cuttack city (CMC area).

Another 75 recoveries (16th August data) have been reported recently! KUDOS to all doctors & healthcare staff. pic.twitter.com/okqHXsRGaS

— CMC,Cuttack (@CMCCuttack) August 17, 2020

Apart from Cuttack, COVID-19 cases are also rising in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area where 198 new cases were reported today. With this, the total COVID-19 tally in Bhubaneswar reached 5,487.

While the active cases in the city stand at 1,887, as many as 3,567 COVID-19 positive patients have recovered. The COVID-19 death toll in the city is 27.

Update on newly detected & cured #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hrs under the BMC area on 17th Aug 2020(till 9am).

Further contact tracing is still continuing.
Primary contacts & nearby houses are being quarantined, sanitised & will be under active surveillance. pic.twitter.com/vzvcVF1grs

— BMC (@bmcbbsr) August 17, 2020