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Odisha: Hospitals to Discontinue Routine COVID-19 Testing as Cases Drop

Bhubaneswar: In view of declining trend of COVID-19 cases, the Odisha Government has asked the hospitals to discontinue the routine COVID-19 testing before hospitalisation.

This has been informed by the Health and Family Welfare Department.

As the COVID-19 cases in the State are witnessing sharp decline, #Odisha Government has directed the hospitals to discontinue the routine Covid-19 testing before hospitalisation. The test will be conducted only on patients with symptoms, the Department said.

The daily Covid-19 cases in Odisha have come down below 1000-mark with 859 persons testing positive during the last 24 hours.

According to the State Information and Public Relation department, out of the 859 new Covid-19 cases, 172 were from the 0-18 age group, 503 cases were detected among people under quarantine and 356 are the local contact cases.

This is the lowest daily case the state has recorded since January 4.

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