Tag: Coronavirus Cases In Odisha

Although the Covid-19 testing has decreased in the State in view of cyclone since the last two-three days, the usual test positivity rate (TPR) has declined from over 20 per cent to 14 per cent.

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 positive cases in Odisha crossed 4-lakh mark today with as many as 6,647 more persons testing positive for the virus and eight patients succumbing to the disease…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday said it has identified 14 people who have returned to the state from China and Thailand following the outbreak of the killer novel coronavirus (nCoV) but none have tested positive for it. While 13 people returned to the state from China, only one came from Thailand, said Odisha director of medical […]

Kendrapara/Kalahandi: Several persons were arrested on the charges of spreading misinformation and misleading messages on social media regarding coronavirus in different places of Odisha. As per reports, four persons were arrested in Kendrapara on the charge of posting a false and misleading message in social media regarding COVID-19. The accused persons were arrested after the […]

Bhubaneswar:  Amid the rising coronavirus cases in the country, a voluntary shutdown following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call for ‘Janta Curfew’ has begun today. All the commercial and business establishments baring essential services are closed in Odisha. Extending support to the Janta curfew, all the public transport vehicles including buses, taxis, autorickhaws have also […]

Bhubaneswar: The Capital city of Bhubaneswar continues to be the COVID-19 hotspot in the State with four more samples from the Smart City testing positive on Tuesday. Including these four cases, a total of five COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours in the state taking the tally of confirmed cases to 60. […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is bracing up for an influx of lakhs of people who are stranded outside the state because of the ongoing lockdown. While the State government expects around 5 lakh people belonging to the state to return from outside states within days after the lockdown ends on May 3, another estimate reveals that a […]

Odisha Government today released names of senior IAS officers who have been entrusted with various specific responsibilities to effectively manage COVID-19 situation in the State.

Bhubaneswar: Making its way into the southern Odisha, coronavirus has infected a 22-year-old health worker in Koraput district. The State has reported eight positive COVID-19 cases today, of which six are from Balasore, one from Jajpur, and one from Koraput which was untouched by the infection till now. #BREAKING: Odisha reports 2 new #COVID19 Positive […]

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has relaxed the Covid-19 lockdown conditions for reopening of shops in the Smart City. However, market complexes, malls, salons, fast food stalls and tea and coffee shops will remain closed.

Bhubaneswar: While Odisha govt has put its entire machinery on ground 24/7 to combat COVID-19, super spreaders are undermining such efforts triggering sharp rise in the number of positive cases of late. After Satyanagar and Bomikhal in Bhubaneswar, the recent spike in COVID-19 positive cases in Balasore and Sundergarh is attributed to two patients, among […]

Bhubaneswar: Apprehensions are being raised over Odisha government’s preparedness to tackle the influx of nearly 7 to 8 lakh people who are now stranded in different parts of the country due to the lockdown. Senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra on Thursday questioned the adequacy of quarantine facilities for nearly 10 lakh people who may return […]

Bhubaneswar: Five more persons, including two Surat and two West Bengal returnees, tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Sunday. With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases reached 162 in the State. As per the data of the State Health and Family Welfare Department, two new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from Ganjam (Surat […]