Covid-19 fatalities jumps to 1739 in Odisha

In Odisha, covid-19 active caseload has further gone down below five thousand. With 809 fresh recoveries yesterday, the active cases have decreased to 4868. On the other hand , while the cumulative caseload has increased to 318 725, covid-19 fatalities have jumped to 1739.

During the last 24 hours the state was witness to the intraday positive cases plunging gown below 500,  first time since the 16th of July. During the period, the number of recoveries at 809 was almost double the number of case discovery at 418. On the



other hand, all the medical colleges in the state are reopening from today with proper covid-19 protocol in place.

 

However, the government, in a fresh set of guidelines continues to prohibit large congregations across the state, be it social, political, sports, academic, cultural or religious, till the end of this month. Meanwhile the state government has said that it stands prepared for the covid-19 vaccination with a well designed multi-sectoral response system.