Odisha currently has 4,747 active cases, while as many as 10,27,108 patients, including 334 on Wednesday, have recovered from the highly infectious disease.
Odisha currently has 9,664 active cases while 9,81,316 patients have recovered so far, including 845 on Wednesday.
The effects of the lockdowns and shutdown are generally noticed after four weeks. But we need to be more cautious, till the situation normalises, said Mishra.
Aggressive vaccination drive for around 3 to 4 months could prevent any further wave of the pandemic. Odisha Health Expert, Dr Niraj Mishra stated that the state needs to carry out Covid-19 vaccination drive aggressively in the next 3-4 months. He said that even if the infections rise again, it would cause minimal impact.
Posting a rising trend again, Odisha reported 9541 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The rise in daily cases could be attributed to the increase in the number of daily sample testing to over 65000. The disease also claimed 33 lives during the period, pushing the death toll in the state to 2719. Odisha's Test Positivity rate (TPR) stood at 14 per cent.
Covid19 fatalities continue to remain high in Odisha. The State recorded 35 news fatalities in the past 24 hours. Highest number of fatalities was reported from Angul after the district recorded 5 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Posting a big spike again. Odisha logged 12,852 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest since the onset of the pandemic. The disease also claimed 28 lives during the period. So far, as many as 2484 patients have succumbed to the deadly virus in the state.
Many patients undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the Covid Ward in SCB Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack are facing risks due to power outages. Frequent power cuts on Sunday (May 16) caused alarm amongst the patients and their kin.
A day after recording a marginal drop in new positive cases, Odisha's daily figures remained almost static with the detection of 11732 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, against the previous day tally of 11805. The disease also claimed 19 more lives, pushing the toll to 2313.
With the detection of as many as 11805 Covid positive cases in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the state's cumulative caseload went past 6 lakh-mark on Saturday. There was no significant change witnessed in the Covid graph as Test Positivity Rate (TPR) still continues to remain above 20%. The state also recorded 21 Covid-related deaths during the period.
The Odisha government on Friday floated a global e-tender for procurement of 3.8 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines from leading manufacturers across the world.
Eid ul Fitr is being celebrated among the Muslim communities across Odisha today in a low-key manner due to the restrictions imposed to contain Covid-19 cases in the State
Breaking all records, Odisha witnessed the biggest spike in the pandemic with detection of as many as 12390 Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours. The state has not only recorded the highest daily spike in Covid cases but also broke all records with 22 deaths in a day, which is also the highest so far.
A ‘kalash’ yatra was held at Krushnachai village in Sheragada of Ganjam district despite COVID19 restrictions are in place. The procession was organised for the inauguration of a temple in the village.
Odisha on Saturday registered a record 21 deaths and 11807 new cases of Covid-19, informed the State Information and Public Relations Department
Bhubaneswar: With Covid-19 cases resurging in Odisha, the State government on Wednesday issued a set of guidelines for effective control of novel-coronavirus infections. The guidelines will be in force in the State from April 1 to 30. The Special Relief Commissioner in the notification said that the District Collectors and Municipal Commissioners have been empowered […]