Test positivity Ratio in Nabarangpur reduced to 13%-Chief Secretary

New RTPCR Machine to be operationalized very shortly

Oxy Plant at Dist Hospital in 3 months

Odisha Taza News (31 May,Monday) Bhubaneswar :- Chief Secretary Sri Suresh Chandra Mahapatra along with Additional Chief Secretary Health and Family Welfare Sri Pradeepta Kumar Mohapatra visited Nabarangpur district today to review ground level situation on Covid management. They along with Collector Sri Ajit Kumar Mishra and other senior officers of the district visited Covid hospital, looked into functioning of ICU, construction of new 200 bed hospital ward and establishment of oxygen plant in district head quarter hospital of Nabarangpur.

 Review showed that test and positivity ratio in the district has been reduced from 20% to 13% during last days because of shutdown and other enforcement measures taken by Government. This trend is in declining state, and, is expected to reduce further in coming days.

Replying to media query after the field visit and review, Chief Secretary Sri Mahapatra said that new RTPCR machine in Nabarangpur would be operationalized shortly which would provide for testing facility of around 500 samples per day. All efforts would be made to complete construction of the oxygen plant and new ward within 3 to 4 months .