Odisha recorded 8,914 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the state health department said on Monday. With this, the total number of confirmed cases in Odisha has gone up to 4,71,536. Currently, there are 71,835 active cases of COVID-19 in the state. Of the fresh cases, 5,081 were detected among people in quarantine and 3,833 were local contacts, the bulletin further said. The state government has tested a total of 1,02,27,321 samples as on May 2. As per the state government data, out of the total reported cases, Khurda district accounted for the most number of cases with 1,258. Due to the sharp increase in the COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government on Sunday announced a 14-day lockdown in the state. The lockdown will remain in force with effect from May 5 till May 19.
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ICU capacity and hospital beds doubled as COVID-19 cases grow 38 times faster in Odisha
As many as 11,808 beds, including 2,018 in ICUs and 782 with ventilators have been set up in over 70 dedicated Covid hospitals so far to tackle the second wave.
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Chief Justice of Orissa High Court S Muralidhar in a video conference with health officials. (Photo | Express) By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has ramped up health infrastructure across the state by adding twice the strength of general and ICU beds in dedicated Covid hospitals as the infection is spreading over 38 times faster during the second wave of the pandemic.
Odisha govt forms expert teams to monitor functioning of COVID-19 care facilities ANI | Updated: Apr 19, 2021 08:08 IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 19 (ANI): The Odisha government has constituted expert teams, both at the state level and medical college level, who will visit the established COVID-19 facilities and monitor them for the provision of optimal COVID-19 case management in the state.
According to the State Health Department, during the first phase of the COVID pandemic in the State several COVID-19 Care Centers (CCC) dedicated COVID Health Centers (DCHC) and Dedicated COVID Hospitals (DCH) have been set up across the state. Many of them had suspended their operation or reduced the capacity during the decline of the first phase of the COVID-19.
Mandatory Covid-19 Tests, 14-Day Quarantine For Kumbh Mela Returnees In Odisha
ASHA and Anganwadi Workers will regularly visit the symptomatic returnees at home or in medical camps to monitor their health conditions, the order said. AP Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-18T08:54:24+05:30 Mandatory Covid-19 Tests, 14-Day Quarantine For Kumbh Mela Returnees In Odisha outlookindia.com 2021-04-18T09:04:20+05:30
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In an effort to rein in the spread of Covid-19, the Odisha government on Saturday said all Kumbh Mela returnees will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine period, apart from RT-PCR tests before setting foot in the state.
The quarantine period can be completed at home or temporary medical camps (TMC), Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena said in an order.