Tag: Covid Surge

Centre asks Odisha, 6 other states with rising Covid cases to ensure effective compliance
Centre asks Odisha, 6 other states with rising Covid cases to ensure effective compliance

The Centre has also asked these states to increase the pace of vaccination for all eligible population and accelerate the administration of free precaution doses.

  • Saturday, 06 August 2022
Daily Covid surge crosses 700 in Odisha, Health Director makes big statement
Daily Covid surge crosses 700 in Odisha, Health Director makes big statement

State Health and Family Welfare department Director Bijay Mohapatra today said that post Rath Yatra, Odisha may witness a surge in the number of Covid cases.

  • Wednesday, 13 July 2022
With over 500 daily cases, Covid-19 surge continues in Odisha
With over 500 daily cases, Covid-19 surge continues in Odisha

While more than 3,000 people are reported to have tested positive, only 31 have been admitted to hospitals. 25 among them are in the ICU after their condition worsened.

  • Tuesday, 12 July 2022
No end to COVID surge in Odisha, infections highest in State after several months
Covid surges in Odisha to multi-month high

According to the data furnished by the Health Department, as many as 49 cases have been detected among 0-18-year-olds.

  • Friday, 08 July 2022
Odisha sees highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases; Khorda reports 189 positives
Odisha sees highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases; Khorda reports 189 positives

Khordha reported the highest 189 new cases followed by Cuttack (51), Sundargarh (13), Sambalpur (5), Rayagada (5), Bhadrak (4) and Puri (4). The State Pool registered 41 cases.

  • Sunday, 03 July 2022
Omicron variant did not eliminate Delta, it may return: Study
Omicron variant did not eliminate Delta, it may return: Study

Unlike the Delta variant, previously considered to be the main variant of concern in most countries, the dynamics of the Omicron variant showed different characteristics, they said.

  • Tuesday, 03 May 2022
Covid: Over six-fold rise in patients under home isolation in Delhi
Covid: Over six-fold rise in patients under home isolation in Delhi

While cases have seen a rapid increase, the number of containment zones has more or less remained constant and has not seen any significant increase, the official data shows. The number of such zones has declined from 741 on April 11 to 656 on April 24.

  • Monday, 25 April 2022
New Omicron sub-variant seen behind surge in Delhi's Covid cases
New Omicron sub-variant seen behind surge in Delhi's Covid cases

The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.43 per cent, while the Daily Positivity rate has reported considerable rise at 0.53 per cent. However, Delhi's positivity rate stands at 5.70 per cent as per the health bulletin issued on Wednesday.

  • Thursday, 21 April 2022
4th Wave Knocking?
4th Wave: Cambridge Health Centre Forecasts 2k Cases Daily In India, Positive Rate in 36 Dists High

Odisha conducts nearly 3-times more tests than Delhi, but daily TPR in the State has been only a fraction

  • Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Every second Covid case in national tally reported from Delhi
Every second Covid case in national tally reported from Delhi

With 414 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone up to 18,41,576 so far.

  • Tuesday, 19 April 2022
Delhi sees around 500% rise in Covid spread in last 15 days: Survey
Delhi sees around 500% rise in Covid spread in last 15 days: Survey

The survey received inputs from 11,743 citizens located in all districts of Delhi and NCR where 67 per cent of the respondents were men and 33 per cent were women.

  • Sunday, 17 April 2022
Covid Surge: Maa Tarini Temple To Remain Out Of Bounds For Devotees On Makar Sankranti
Covid Surge: Maa Tarini And Other Temples To Remain Out Of Bounds For Devotees On Makar Sankranti

The district administration has decided to close the temple on January 14 to avoid crowding at the shrine on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a notification stated.

  • Thursday, 13 January 2022
MITS Engineering College, Rayagada
49 Students At Engineering College In Odisha's Rayagada Test Covid-19 Positive

Following the detection of new cases, the Rayagada district administration has declared the college's Hostel A and B as micro containment zones and sealed the premises.

  • Monday, 10 January 2022
Omicron Scare: BMC Modifies Norms For Air Travellers, Check Details
Omicron Scare: BMC Modifies Norms For Air Travellers, Check Details

Modifying its previous orders, the BMC on Friday asked the concerned officials to carry out random RTPCR test of passengers who are not in a possession of RTPCR report conducted 72 hours prior to the boarding of the flight. 

  • Friday, 07 January 2022
Covid: Centre Suspends Biometric Attendance For Govt Employees
Covid: Centre Suspends Biometric Attendance For Govt Employees

All the heads of departments shall also continue to ensure that all employees wear masks at all times and follow Covid-appropriate behaviour strictly, the order said.

  • Monday, 03 January 2022
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