Bhubaneswar, Oct 30: As many as 87 fresh cases of Covid-19 have been reported from Bhubaneswar in last 24 hours, officials said today.

While 19 persons from quarantine have been tested positive for the deadly virus, 68 locals contact cases have also been reported in last 24 hours.

“Further contact tracing is still continuing. Primary contacts of infected persons are being while nearby houses of positive cases are also being sanitised,” said an official.

As many as 29072 Covid-19 positive cases have been reported so far from the state capital. While 164 persons in Bhubaneswar have died of Covid-19, the number of active cases stands at 1570. Similarly as many as 237 Covid infected persons have recovered in last 24 hours.