Bhubaneswar, July 21 -- Even as Odisha struggles hard to bring the daily new Covid-19 cases down to a three-digit level, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has successfully capped the daily corona count to mere two digits (around 80-95).

Moreover, when the BMC here is grappling to keep the daily positive tally in the State Capital below 2-digits, its counterpart - Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has successfully capped the daily count in between 400-600.

When Mumbai with a population of over 2.06 crore (2021 census projection) on July 20 had recorded around 501 new positives, Odisha's capital city, Bhubaneswar, with a population of over 11.95 lakh had recorded a high of 369 new cases on July 20.

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