Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to witness a drop in COVID-19 cases within the next two weeks, said Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Pradipta Mohapatra on Sunday.
Briefing the media on current COVID-19 situation in the State, he said that Odisha has reported the highest number of cases at 12,852 on May 22. The positive cases dropped due to decrease in testing due to cyclone. Currently, positive cases are on downward trend even there is increase in testing, he added.
The positivity rate in the State has come down to 14 percent and we hope the positivity rate will decrease further, he added.
Nine districts account for nearly 60 per cent of the cases in the State. The districts include Khordha, Cuttack, Anugul, Sundargarh, Puri, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, and Bargarh, he said.
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