Covid infections on the rise in Odisha for 3rd straight day

BHUBANESWAR : The daily Covid-19 cases in the state registered a rise for the third consecutive day on Thursday. This after it, on Monday, reported the lowest number of cases (1,032) in the last three months. Since then, the infections have seen an uptick with the latest count touching 1,342, and the test positivity rate crossing two per cent.
The state reported 1,129 fresh Covid cases on Tuesday and 1,315 cases on Wednesday. The test positivity rate (TPR) also kept pace with the rising cases. It was 2.01% on Wednesday, 1.9% on Tuesday and 1.53% on August 2.
Healthcare experts said this is not a good sign at a time when the state has allowed the markets, malls, theatres and other public places to reopen as a part of its phased unlock process.
Khurda district, of which Bhubaneswar is a part, contributed the most number of cases (477) to the fresh daily caseload and saw the highest TPR of 4.75%.
“Now that more restrictions have been lifted, some markets are seeing huge footfalls. Most people are not following Covid- appropriate behaviour like wearing masks properly and maintaining physical distance in the marketplaces. This kind of behaviour will make the third wave imminent,” a senior health department official cautioned.
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