Odisha news: Bhubaneswar reports 59 new Covid positive cases, Cuttack city 15

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* Cuttack City reported 15 new Covid positive cases and 22 recoveries, CMC said in a tweet post.

* Bhubaneswar reported 59 Covid positive cases and 190 recoveries in the last 24 hours, BMC said in a tweet.

* The Centre on Wednesday announced a cut in the the excise duty on petrol and diesel. The petrol price in Bhubaneswar saw a decrease on Friday, with the rate in the capital city at Rs 104.70 while diesel price at Rs 94.31.

* In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday were Rs 105.07 and Rs 94.67, respectively.

* Odisha reported 170 Covid positive cases in the last 24 hours, of which 24 are in the 0-18 years category. In quarantine 98, local contacts 72. The State also reported three deaths.

* Khurdha district saw a decline, reporting 61 Covid positive cases.