Daily COVID cases in Odisha breach 500-mark

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been witnessing a significant surge in COVID-19 cases as the state reported as many as 542 fresh infections, today.

A total of 7571 samples were tested in the state, yesterday.

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.