COVID-19 News Updates

The Omicron infection has spread to 28 States and UTs, as per the ministry.

Meanwhile, the Omicron infection tally has reached 4,868 across the nation.

US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 62,308,132 and 842,141, according to the CSSE.

With this, the Covid-19 positive tally in the State has surged to 10,91,547 while a total of 10,47,783 people have recovered from the virus infection. The active cases have gone up to 35,242.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that current Covid-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants, including Omicron.

The authorities of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar on Wednesday issued a series of fresh protocols for care of patients visiting the premier hospital in the backdrop of the State witnessing a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday directed all swimming pools operated by private entities in the State Capital city to immediately close down operations.

It is pertinent to mention here that Odisha reported 7,071 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the active case load in the State to 27,216. For the past couple of weeks the State has been witnessing steep a surge in daily Covid cases.

According to Hans Kluge, WHO Europe Director, 26 countries in the region reported that more than 1 per cent of their populations are being infected with Covid each week, The Telegraph reported.

In the guidelines issued by the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), it has been stated, “The State is now passing through a critical stage of Covid-19 pandemic due to resurgence of Covid-19 in some parts of the State and it is necessary to strictly adhere to Covid-19 safety protocols for containment of spread of the infection.”

She will be fine. But it is going to take a while because of her age. And also, COVID-19 takes seven days , Lata Mangeshkar's niece Rachana said.

The infected students have been kept under isolation and necessary medical assistance is being provided to them

The active cases comprise 2.29 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate decreased to 96.36 per cent, the ministry said.

Out of the 7,071 cases, 4,128 were detected in quarantine while 2,943 are local contact cases

The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (35,707,727 infections and 483,936 deaths), followed by Brazil (22,529,183 infections and 620,251 deaths).