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Bhubaneswar: The tally of novel-Coronavirus cases inched closer to 2000 mark in Bhubaneswar with 163 persons testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. The total count of the SARS-nCoV infections under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation now stands at 1,991.
Of the total 163 cases detected in the last 24 hours, 104 were reported from various quarantine centres while 59 are local contacts.
Some of the cluster cases reported in the city include 8 cases from Unit-3 Kharvel Nagar linked with earlier positive cases, 7 positives from near Unit 4 fish market, 5 cases from Unit 1 Akhandalamani Basti, 13 cases from Nayapalli Trinatha Nagar Basti, 11 cases from Pandara near Hi-tech Medical College and seven cases from Bharatpur with travel history to hotspot district.
Similarly, three positive cases were reported from a central government hospital while three private hospital employees also tested positive for the virus.
#COVID19 cases continue to explode in #Bhubaneswar with 163 new positives detected in the city in last 24 hours. Of them, 104 cases reported from quarantine centres & 59 local contacts. Total case tally now at 1,991 pic.twitter.com/6sq7US5GNU
— OTV (@otvnews) July 26, 2020
The recovered tally in the smart city also rose to 909 with 46 more patients getting cured of the disease. The active cases in the city now stand at 1069 while 11 patients have died so far.
On the other hand, an increasing trend of rising infections among the contacts of previous positive cases has triggered concern for the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) which logged 57 new Covid-19 cases today.
57 new #Covid19 cases detected in #Cuttack city (CMC area). Total cases rise to 671 while the number of active positives surges to 367.
Another 23 patients have also recovered from the virus taking the total recoveries to 296. pic.twitter.com/F8zDQhJaj1
— OTV (@otvnews) July 26, 2020
While briefing the media today, CMC Commissioner Ananya Das said that among the 264 cases detected last week between July 19 and 24, about 187 (71%) are contacts of previous positive cases. The remaining cases are those with travel history and some are local contacts.
Das further informed that three types of containment zones have been declared in Cuttack to contain the spread of coronavirus.
“Containment zones have been declared only in those cases where the virus is supposed to have spread in a large area and not limited to a single household. People should not come out of their house in such zones because it renders the containment strategy useless,” the CMC Commissioner added.
Containment zones have been declared only in those cases where the virus is supposed to have spread in a large area and not limited to a single household.
People should not come out of their house in such zones because it renders the containment strategy useless: CMC#Covid19
— OTV (@otvnews) July 26, 2020
Speaking on the occasion, Cuttack Covid-19 observer Saurabh Garg said, “Temporary medical camps have been closed due to less arrival of migrants and instead 64 Cluster TMCs have been set up in district excluding the CMC area with an overall capacity of 2500 beds. Besides, 373 Covid Care Homes are functioning with total 4000 beds.
Temporary medical camps have been closed due to less arrival of migrants & instead 64 Cluster TMCs set up in district excluding the CMC area with an overall capacity of 2500 beds. 373 Covid Care Homes also functioning with total 4000 beds: #Cuttack #Covid19 observer Saurabh Garg pic.twitter.com/RqvZvCXG7B
— OTV (@otvnews) July 26, 2020
Garg appealed all the recovered patients to come forward and donate plasma to help in the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
Cuttack district Covid observer Saurabh Garg & CMC Commissioner Ananya Das urge #Covid19 recovered patients in the district to voluntarily donate blood for plasma therapy of other critically-ill patients #Odisha
— OTV (@otvnews) July 26, 2020
(Edited By Suryakant Jena)
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