COVID-19: Subroto Bagchi Speaks : Updates from Odisha

Bhubaneswar : Subroto Bagchi, Chief Spokesperson of Govt. of Odisha on  COVID-19:-

👉Sri Asit Tripathy, Chief Secretary & Sri V.  K. Pandian, Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Minister visited Bargarh, Bolangir,
Subarnapur and Kandhamal districts today and reviewed the readiness and
management of COVID-19 Hospitals. They also reviewed the agricultural
operations in these districts.
👉 Approval for COVID-19 sample testing has been accorded to VIMSAR,
Burla today. With this, COVID-19 sample testing facilities are available in 3
Medical Colleges, 4 Government Health Institutions and 1 Private Hospital
so far.
👉Testing in Bhubaneswar has been intensified. The testing is being done on
the basis of vulnerability list as prescribed by ICMR and Health & Family.

Health Update
👉Up to midnight of 17th April, 8619 samples have been tested.
👉 Number of Positive Cases stands 61.
👉 24 persons have already been recovered/ discharged.
👉 No. of Death case 1.
👉No of active cases are 36.
👉103 persons are in hospital isolation.