TNI Bureau:  Bhubaneswar reported single-day spike of 330 COVID-19 cases, spread across the city, in the last 24 hours, taking the number of confirmed cases in the Capital City to 8261. With this the total number of COVID-19 cases in the Capital City crossed 8,000 marks today.

? Out of the 330 new cases, 139 cases have been reported from quarantine while 191 are local contact cases.

? 6 cases each from CS Pur, BDA Colony and IRC Village have been tested positive for  COVID-19.

? 9 employees of a Private Hospital, 2 Bank staff  and 1 Fire staff were tested positive for COVID-19.

? As many as 185 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the capital city in the last 24 hours.

? 8 cases of Nayapalli area and 8 cases of Niladri Vihar slum have recovered from the disease.

Bhubaneswar Corona Updates (August 26):

? Total +Ve Cases – 8261

? Recovered Cases –4911

? Deceased – 35

? Active Cases –3306