Highlights
On the basis of this infection rate, the state government has put 30 districts into two categories.
Gyms have been allowed to operate, however, schools, colleges, coaching centres, and religious establishments will remain closed till August 1 across the state.
This is the fourth time in the second wave that the state government has extended the lockdown.
New Delhi: In order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the Odisha government on Thursday (July 15) extended the partial lockdown till 6 am of August 1. Announcing the extension, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra informed that the average infection rate, earlier around 5 per cent, has dropped to nearly 3 per cent, ANI reported.
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