Bhubaneswar: After two days of falling trend the state reported 542 new infections from more than 7,571 samples tested and one more death due to the virus in the last 24 hours. The highest single-day spike since mid-August last year, and one more death due to the virus.
With this, the number of active cases in Odisha stood at 3270.
In view of the rise in COVID cases in Odisha, the State Government has made usage of mask mandatory at all health institutions for healthcare providers, officials present in meetings, people congregated in close rooms, persons providing clinical/ laboratory & other support services and people with influenza like illness.
Meanwhile, India recorded 9,629 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 44 per cent more than Tuesday. A total of 19 patients across the country succumbed to the viral infection during the period.
