Odisha largely free from caste, religion resonance in electoral politics
Caste calculation, religious affiliation has never emerged as a tool to woo voters.
The coastal State on Saturday reported 38 new COVID-19 cases at 0.28% Test Positivity Rate (TPR) in the last 24 hours with the tally going up to 12,88,800, said the health and family welfare department.
Yesterday, 25 cases were reported at 0.23% TPR. The death toll stood at 9,126 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported for more than one month. Besides, 53 other coronavirus patients have died due to comorbidities so far.
Odisha now has 202 active cases, while 12,79,414 patients have recovered from the disease, including 21 in the last 24 hours. As many as 15 out of 30 districts of the State have so far turned Coronavirus-free with zero active cases, the department informed.
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The State’s share is 2.99% in the country’s confirmed virus caseload while the active cases are 1.27% of India’s total active cases. The number of cured patients accounts for 3.01% of the country’s total recovery. Odisha has so far reported 1.75% of the country’s Coronavirus deaths.
The daily positivity rate stood at 0.28 per cent as the new infections were detected from 13,737 sample tests. The new positive cases were reported from 3 districts while the remaining 27 districts did not log any positive cases in the last 24 hours.
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