Odisha s COVID-19 caseload mounted to 8,37,226 on Thursday as 6,097 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said. Forty-four fresh fatalities pushed the coronavirus death toll in the state to 3,167, he said. Of the new cases, 3,446 were reported from quarantine centres and 2,651 were detected during contact tracing. Khurda district, which comprises the state capital Bhubaneswar, reported the highest number of fresh cases at 1,017, followed by Cuttack (647) and Jajpur (434). The remaining cases were registered in several other districts. Taking to Twitter, the Health and Family Welfare Department said, Regret to inform the demise of forty-four COVID patients, while under treatment in hospitals.
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Governor Vajubhai Vala holding talks with officials at Raj Bhavan in Benglauru on Monday.
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Governor Vajubhai Vala on Monday held discussions on the present COVID-19 situation in Karnataka with Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar and Health and Family Welfare Department Additional Chief Secretary Javed Akhtar at Raj Bhavan.
The Governor called both officials and held discussions on the steps taken by the government to contain the pandemic. They have submitted a detailed report on COVID-19 and steps by the government to contain the disease, an official press release from the Raj Bhavan said.
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Bengaluru: State govt decides to upgrade all 2,359 PHCs; CM promises more funds
Thu, Dec 24 2020 02:42:09 PM
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Bengaluru, Dec 24: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday announced the State Government’s decision to upgrade all the 2,359 primary health centres (PHCs) and promised to allocate more funds for the purpose in the coming budget.
The Chief Minister held at meeting on the upgradation of all PHCs in his Home Office, Krishna, in which Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr K Sudhakar was also present.
Yediyurappa said the State Government has decided to provide well-equipped buildings to house the PHCs and also upgrade their bed strength to 12 or 20 besides providing necessary staff.