Covid19

Odisha reports 3,329 new Covid-19 cases, 18 deaths

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 18 more Covid-19 deaths on Monday, with the toll rising to 8,612, a health department bulletin said. While 3,329 fresh infections raised the tally to 12,49,240, reported PTI. Khurda district recorded 646 new cases, followed by 293 in Cuttack. The test positivity rate stood at 5.87 per cent as the fresh infections…

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Fire breaks out at Odisha hospital, none injured

Keonjhar: A major fire broke out at the district headquarters hospital in Keonjhar on Monday, a senior health department official said. However, no one was reported to be injured in the incident as the blaze erupted inside the dialysis unit of the state-run hospital around noon, reported PTI. Short circuit is suspected to have led…

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Winter

Cold wave conditions grip Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to experience cold wave conditions on Sunday as mercury dropped in many districts of the state. Due to northwesterly dry and cold winds, at least 16 weather stations logged a minimum temperature below 10 degree Celsius. Similiguda in Koraput district with 5.3 degrees Celsius was the coldest place in the state, the…

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Covid19

Odisha reports 19 Covid deaths, 4,843 new positive cases

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday reported 19 deaths due to Covid-19 as the total fatalities in the state climbed to 8,594. Five deaths were reported from Khurdha district while three fatalities occurred in Ganjam, two in Angul, two in Nabarangpur and one each from Bhadrak, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Puri districts. According…

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Winter

Cold wave returns as Odisha shivers in intense cold

Bhubaneswar: The minimum temperature dropped as cold wave conditions returned to some districts of Odisha. The drop in temperature is due to the northwesterly dry and cold winds, which saw at least 15 weather stations logging below 10 degree Celsius, a weather bulletin said. Kandhamal district experienced intense cold as Daringbadi and Phulbani town reported…

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