Boita Bandana: Odisha celebrates its maritime legacy
Boita Bandana celebrates Odisha's maritime heritage with miniature boats, cultural events, and a tribute to the sea god Varuna.
The coastal State on Tuesday reported 23 new COVID-19 cases at 0.22% Test Positivity Rate (TPR) in the last 24 hours with the tally going up to 12,88,651, said the health and family welfare department.
Yesterday, 12 cases were reported at 0.14% TPR, thus the infection almost doubled in the last 24 hours.
The death toll stood at 9,126 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported for more than one month. Besides, 53 other coronavirus patients have died due to comorbidities so far.
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Odisha now has 158 active cases, while 12,79,337 patients have recovered from the disease, including 13 in the last 24 hours. As many as 17 out of 30 districts of the State have so far turned Coronavirus-free with zero active cases, the department informed.
The State’s share is 2.99% in the country’s confirmed virus caseload while the active cases are 1% 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 1.75% of the country’s Coronavirus deaths.
The daily positivity rate stood at 0.22 per cent as the new infections were detected from 10,415 sample tests. The new positive cases were reported from 4 districts while the remaining 26 districts did not log any positive cases in the last 24 hours.
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