BHUBANESWAR: The state of Odisha achieved an important benchmark in their fight against Covid-19 when the total number of people recovered from the disease surpassed the total number of active cases in the state as of today. The state witnessed its first case on March 15 and saw a consequent rise in the spread of the disease the last fortnight.
Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister, Odisha said in a pre-recorded message aired on TV, “The death rates in Odisha are one of the lowest anywhere in the world. Even rich and powerful countries and states in India have been unable to achieve such a success. This is an extraordinary achievement for the Oria people.”
On Thursday, May 28, 75 Covid-19 patients in the state recovered, taking the total number of recoveries to 887 while the number of active Covid-19 cases was 776 after 67 new cases were detected. The state’s Covid-19 tally is now 1,660. According to Pradipta Kishore Mohapatra, Additional Chief Secretary (Health), Government of Odisha, the state’s recovery rate is now 49 per cent, which is a lot higher than the national average of 41 per cent. He further said that the recovery rate will keep increasing slowly as the number of asymptomatic cases being reported in the state are increasing continuously.
As per guidelines issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the medical establishment in Odisha is discharging Covid-19 positive cases with very mild symptoms after 10 days of detection with a caveat that they should not have fever for three consecutive days.