Death audit of road accident fatalities compulsory in Bengal
Death Audits in case of fatalities in road transport accidents (RTAs) will be compulsory in West Bengal, as per the latest order from the state Health Department.
Odisha recorded 269 new COVID-19 on Thursday as against yesterday’s 328 cases while the test positivity rate has dropped below the 2% mark after a fortnight, the health department said.
The COVID-19 tally rose to 13,29,472, a bulletin issued by the department said, adding that Khurda district with 67 cases topped the daily Covid tally followed by Sundargarh at 40.
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The death toll rose to 9,184 as one fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours. Fifty-three other Covid patients have died due to comorbidities so far.
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There are now 1,685 active cases, of which 431 are in Khordha district and 227 in Sundargarh district, according to the bulletin.
The test positivity rate was 1.83 per cent as the cases were detected out of 14,642 samples tested. A total of 48 children were among the new patients.
The State’s share is 2.99% in the country’s confirmed virus caseload while the active cases are 2.56% of India’s total active cases. The number of cured patients accounts for 3.01% of the country’s total recovery. Odisha has so far reported 1.74% of the country’s Coronavirus deaths. The new positive cases were reported from 24 districts of the State while 6 districts did not report any cases.
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