Odisha news: Bhubaneswar reports 159 new Covid positive cases, Cuttack city 28

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* Cuttack City reported 28 new Covid positive cases and 21 recoveries in the last 24 hours, CMC said on Twitter.

* Bhubaneswar reported 159 Covid positive cases and 207 recoveries, BMC said in a tweet post.

* 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 Thursday, with the rate in the capital city at Rs 104.73 while diesel price at Rs 107.57.

* In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday were Rs 105.51 and Rs 107.47, respectively.

* Odisha reported 351 new Covid positive cases, of which 45 are in the 0-18 years category. In quarantine 207 and 144 local contacts. The State also reported four deaths.

* Khurdha district reported highest number of 181 cases in the last 24 hours.