Covid-19: Is Odisha Heading Towards Chhattisgarh-Like Situation, ILS Director Clarifies | OTV News
1 min read Bhubaneswar: Amid the rise within the variety of each day Covid-19 constructive case in Odisha, Director of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Ajay Parida stated the brand new pressure of the virus which is presently spreading quickly is extra dangerous than the sooner one.
“If this trend continues, a Chhattisgarh-like situation can’t be ruled out in Odisha,” Parida stated on Thursday.
“The new strain is more harmful than the previous one. It is also more contagious, which is a matter of great concern,” Parida stated. It is simply too early to foretell what’s going to occur within the close to future, he added.
“Our research on the new strain is going on. We can’t predict now when the spread will slow down,” he stated whereas urging individuals to remain alert and cautious to stop the outbreak.
For the previous couple of days the State has been witnessing a gradual rise within the variety of constructive circumstances. Odisha reported 879 recent circumstances in final 24 hours.
Out of the recent circumstances, 518 examined constructive from quarantine whereas 361 are native contacts.
With the brand new circumstances, the overall rely within the State jumped to three,45,526 to date.
Khordha district continued to report most each day spike at 144 adopted by Sundergarh which witnessed 131 information circumstances.
Similarly, Nuapada district stood third within the listing with 61 new infections whereas Bargarh registered 53 circumstances. As many as 50 recent circumstances have been detected in Cuttack whereas the determine in Sambalpur stood at 48.
