BHUBANESWAR: Eleven more micro-containment zones was created by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday as Covid spread to more areas and residential complexes. Currently, the city has 60 active micro-containment zones.
The civic body brought a hostel of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) under containment after 30 students tested positive for Covid. An apartment at Gadakana was also brought under containment while one apartment each in Patia and Hanspal were also declared as micro-containment zones.
In south-west zone, two flats in two apartments at Kalinga Nagar near Ghatikia, Khandagiri, Pokhariput, Jagamara and Surya Nagar have been declared micro-containment zone. Micro-containment has been created as multiple cases were reported from the residential complexes and a hostel. They infected have been asked to stay in isolation. XIMB students, who have come in contact, will undergo Covid test, said BMC deputy commissioner Suvendu Sahu.
The number of active cases in the city rose to 2,363 with the addition of 581 cases on Saturday. In a week, the city’s active infections rose by 1,600 taking the cumulative number of infections to 1,26,073. Considering the rapid pace of spread of infection in Bhubaneswar, the BMC on Saturday signed an agreement with KIMS and Hitech Hospital to increase bed strength. At present, 1,699 hospital beds in the four designated Covid hospitals and 100 beds in a Covid care centre have been kept ready.
