Odisha News
Odisha reports single-day spike of 12390 COVID-19 cases on Friday including 6938 quarantine and 5452 local contact cases.
Khordha reports highest single day spike of 2201 fresh cases followed by Sundargarh (882), Cuttack (719) and Sambalpur (677).
22 new COVID-19 deaths reported today including 4 from Khordha, 3 each from Angul, 2 each from Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Rayagada and Sundargarh, 1 each from Bolangir, Boudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal. With this, the Covid-19 death toll in Odisha has gone up to 2,273.
At least 120 prisoners tested positive for COVID19 & 2 died in Odisha jails. Critical patients shifted to COVID hospitals & 449 convicts released on 90-day parole in Odisha Jails, DIG prison.
Patnagarh Sub-Jail and a cell of Berhampur Jail converted into COVID care centre.
Odisha Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro calls for an all-party meeting on May 17 to discuss on COVID19 situation in the State
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik thanks US-based non-profit organisation ‘Our Biswas’ for mobilising $68,500 towards CMRF to strengthen State’s fight against COVID 19.
Eid Ul Fitr is being celebrated across the country including in Odisha today.
India News
India reports single day spike of 3,43,144 new COVID 19 cases, 3,44,776 recoveries and 4,000 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Total case tally stands at 2,40,46,809 including 37,04,893 active cases, 2,00,79,599 cured cases & 2,62,317 deaths.
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Total of 17,92,98,584 vaccine doses given till 7pm yesterday.
31,13,24,100 samples have been tested in the country up till May 13 including 18,75,515 samples tested yesterday: ICMR.
Covid-19: India’s cumulative vaccination coverage nears 18 crore mark.
PM Narendra Modi transfers the 8th instalment of Rs. 18,000 crore to the accounts of more than 9 crore farmers under tthe PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.
CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 may be scrapped due to COVID 19 surge.
Delayed second Pfizer Covid-19 shot produces more antibodies: Study.
Petrol & diesel prices per litre currently stands at Rs 100.38 & Rs 91.31 in Bhopal.
World News
White House chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci says extending Covishield dose gap by India is a ‘reasonable approach’.
An earthquake of magnitude 6 on the Richter scale hit near East Coast of Honshu, Japan at 05.28 am today: National Centre for Seismology.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering expanding the T20 World Cup to 20 teams from its current number of 16.
Fully vaccinated people not required to wear masks in US: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Global coronavirus cases tops 160.8 Million mark, death toll surged to more than 3.34 Million.
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