Bhubaneswar : Subroto Bagchi, Chief Spokesperson of Govt. of Odisha on COVID-19:-
๐Sri Asit Tripathy, Chief Secretary & Sri V. K. Pandian, Secretary to Honโble 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.
๐ 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.
๐Testing 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
๐Up to midnight of 17th April, 8619 samples have been tested.
๐ Number of Positive Cases stands 61.
๐ 24 persons have already been recovered/ discharged.
๐ No. of Death case 1.
๐No of active cases are 36.
๐103 persons are in hospital isolation.