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Bhubaneswar, May 10: Odisha has witnessed three per cent drop in COVID-19 positivity rate in the last 72 hours as 10,031 infections were reported on Monday. The number of daily infections which stood at 10,635 on Sunday has come down to 10,031 today. With today’s surge, the total caseload has mounted to 54, 4,873 in […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 9: Eminent stone sculptor, Rajya Sabha member and Padma Vibhushan awardee Raghunath Mohapatra passed away at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar where he was taking treatment for COVID-19. He was 78. Mohapatra had been hospitalised for more than two weeks after getting infected with the deadly virus. On May 6, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Mohapatra’s […]
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Cuttack, May 9: In the last 17 days, a total of 473 tankers and containers carrying 8689.626 MT medical oxygen have been dispatched from Rourkela, Jajpur, Dhenkanal and Angul districts of Odisha to 11 needy States in the country for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, under the direct supervision of Odisha, said an official release. […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 9: Odisha recorded 10,635 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, taking the tally of cases to 5,34,842, recording 2% drop in the positivity rate in the last 48 hours. This marks a slight decrease in the daily tally of cases as on Saturday, 11,807 new cases were recorded. The total positivity rate (TPR) today […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 8: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday launched a drive-in vaccination centre in the parking lot of Esplanade Mall at Rasulgarh Square here – on a pilot basis – for people above 45 years of age coming in for their second dose of COVID19 vaccine. As many as 400 beneficiaries were vaccinated […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 8: Odisha on Saturday registered a record 21 COVID-19 deaths and 11,807 new infections, informed the State Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department. With the fresh casualties, the Coronavirus death toll in the State surged to 2,161 while the total caseload rose to 5,24,207. Kalahandi witnessed maximum four deaths followed by Sundergarh, Cuttack, […]
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Khurda, May 7: Khurda Collector Sanat Kumar Mohanty on Friday inagurated the COVID Care Centre, established to treat COVID-19 positive patients by Indian Navy at its ab-initio Training Establishment, INS Chilka, under the aegis of Naval Officer-in-Charge, Odisha. The 150 bed isolation centre with additional 15 bed oxygen facility at INHSNivarini, the naval hospital, is […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 7: Odisha on Friday reported a new high in daily COVID-19 infections and death counts as 13,338 more persons tested positive and 19 people died due to the virus in the last 24 hours. Today’s surge pushed the State’s Coronavirus caseload to 5,12,4000. The active cases in the State stood at 86,950 while […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 6: The Indian Railways has decided to cancel services of four special trains originating from the East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction, said an official release. Decission to this effect was taken due to poor patronisation in the four special trains and keeping in view the surge of COVID-19 infection. According to an ECoR […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 6: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday requested Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for exemption of GST on purchase of Vaccine for COVID-19 and financial assistance to States from Cess and Surcharges collected by Govt of India. The Chief Minister expressed that this will strengthen our unified fight against COVID-19. In a letter […]
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