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Active caseload of Covid-19 positive patients in Odisha reached five after detection of two more patients on Tuesday. All the five patients have been detected in the last seven days.
In India, more than 400 Covid-19 positive patients were detected in the last 24 hours taking the active case load to 4170 in the country.
Meanwhile, three Covid-19 positive patients have died in the last 24 hours in Karnataka. Apart from masking, the Karnataka government has made 7-day home isolation mandatory for every Covid-19 positive patient.
The Odisha government has already issued an advisory urging people to use facemasks while going out in view of the emergence of JN.1 variant of Covid-19.
Health and Family Welfare Department on Saturday informed that elderly people and those with co-morbidities have been advised to use facemask while going out. The information was shared by the Health and Family Welfare Department on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle.
With the cases of new JN.1 variant of Covid-19 being reported in several other states in the country, concerns are being expressed over a spike in Covid-19 cases. However, experts say that it is time to remain alert even though the cases with the new JN.1 variant are mild.
