Khurda district, under which Bhubaneswar falls, reported the highest number of new cases at 77 followed by Sundergarh (75) and Nuapada (71). Meanwhile, Odisha's COVID-19 tally mounted to 3,42,224 on Saturday as 452 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.Īs many as 267 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, while 185 infections were detected during contact tracing, he said. He said that Rapid Reaction Teams (RRT) teams should undertake periodic visits to patients under home isolation, as per the SOP. Mohapatra also asked the authorities to re-orient district teams on the standard operating procedure (SOP) for treatment of patients under home isolation. Private hospitals in the districts will also be kept in readiness for immediate use on short notice, he said. Mohapatra has directed the officials to arrange for the required numbers of beds with oxygen facilities in District Headquarters Hospitals and Medical College Hospitals should be kept in readiness for immediate use of COVID-19 patients. Earlier, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, P K Mohapatra, wrote to the authorities of districts, municipal corporations and other stakeholders asking them to remain prepared for the second wave of Covid-19 in the state.
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