Odisha logs 1,058 fresh COVID-19 cases, 64 deaths
The State’s recovery rate currently stands at 98.25% while active cases account for 1.04% of total positive cases registered in the State.
The State’s recovery rate currently stands at 98.25% while active cases account for 1.04% of total positive cases registered in the State.
Over 49% of the total death toll has been recorded in the State in the past 54 days. As many as 2,691 Covid patients have succumbed to infection since 31 May at a daily average of almost 50 deaths. The surge in deaths had begun to emerge after the launch of the district-level audit for death recount.
The state now has 22,299 active cases, while 9,20,646 people have recovered from the disease to date, including 2,605 on Wednesday.
The State’s COVID management presents an intriguingly contrasting picture- steady decline in positive cases coupled with upward trend in the fatality graph.
Meanwhile, the active cases have come down to 25,461 with daily recoveries breaching the virus infections. As many as 3,120 patients who were either home isolated or hospitalized recuperated from the disease in the past 24 hours.
Of the nearly 6,000 total cases in Haryana, Gurugram alone accounts for more than 45 per cent and 19 out of the total 64 COVID-19 related deaths in the state.
On Tuesday, the WHO made a worrying warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening globally, and warned against any kind of complacency in handling the situation.
Jain's comments come a day after the Supreme Court slammed the Delhi government for drop in COVID-19 testing from 7,000 to 5,000 amid rising coronavirus cases in the national capital.
If conditions are deemed suitable, street markets and the historic center of the city will reopen the week of June 22-28.
Earlier on Friday, Rahul Gandhi attacked the Government over India becoming the fourth worst-hit country in terms of Coronavirus cases describing it as a 'horrific tragedy, resulting from a lethal blend of arrogance and incompetence'.
