The State so far has reported 13,37,798 infections since the outbreak of the pandemic and 13,27,808 patients recuperated from the disease.
The death toll has increased to 5,31,000 with 21 deaths.
The State government is almost on an overdrive after the Union Health Ministry directive to be prepared for any eventuality arising out of the recent spike in the Covid cases.
COVID has been surging in many parts of India prompting Centre for a readiness drive. In Odisha too, virus infections are on an upward trend with over 100 daily cases on Sunday. However, in most cases, patients are without symptoms and are under home isolation.
According to Mishra, 102 new Covid-19 cases were reported from different parts of the state on Monday. At present, there are 629 active Covid-19 cases in Odisha and most of the positive patients have minor symptoms.
The death toll has increased to 5,30,979 with 14 deaths. While four deaths each were reported from Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, one each was reported from Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and two reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
World Health Day 2023 has a theme Health for All which is of great significance, especially with more mutants of Coronavirus surfacing every other day.
On September 23 last year, 5,383 cases were recorded in a single day.
India on Monday reported 3,641 infections, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. On Saturday, it reported 3,824 new Covid-19 infections -- the biggest single-day rise in about 184 days.
In a letter to the director of Capital Hospital, RGH Hospital, CDMOs, and superintendents of all government medical colleges and hospitals, the Public Health department director directed to keep all healthcare facilities ready to manage Covid cases requiring hospitalization.
The advisory has been issued jointly by DG, Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr Rajiv Bahl and Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan advising to keep watching the cause of disease.
"I'm confident that this year we will be able to say that Covid-19 is over as a public health emergency of international concern," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a media briefing.
It is pertinent to mention here that alleged vulgar dance performances by various jatra troupes during the Khandagiri jatra have triggered controversies in the past.
An official statement on Tuesday said: "As is the case with all other vaccines, those who get vaccinated with different Covid-19 vaccines may experience mild symptoms like injection site tenderness, pain, headache, fatigue, myalgia, malaise, pyrexia, chills, arthralgia etc.
The vaccination drive will be carried out at specific Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Headquarters Hospitals (DHHs) across Odisha.
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