Bhubaneswar: For the first time in six months, the Level of Covid Test Position (TPR) reached 0.93% on Monday with 609 new infections reported from 64,991 samples tested.
Sixteen districts reported TPR less than 1%, in eight regencies of the figure standing above 1% and TPR was zero in four districts.
The level of participants is 2% and 3% in Khurda and Deogarh.
Thirteen districts reported cases in one digit, 12 districts in two digits and no new infections in four districts.
Khurda with 209 new cases is the only district to report the case in three digits but it is the lowest in six months.
The decline in trends in cases might encourage the government to lift the weekend shutdown in Cuttack, Puri and Bhubaneswar and get rid of night hours throughout the state of September 1.
Ajay Parida, Director of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) said the fall in TPR was encouraging .
“It takes time for TPR to dip below 1%.
It falls slowly and will fall further.
The government will get the opportunity to evaluate the selection of opening educational institutions.
But people must be vigilant.
Drive vaccination is active and we hope we will be able to keep waves.
Third, “he said.
Most of the diversions relating to the movement of people and goods have been appointed with the resumption of train and inter-state and intra-state services.
Spa, saloon room and cinema have been opened, and dinner is permitted.
From August 23, worshipers were also allowed to enter religious places.
The government can receive calls at school opening.
Bhubaneswar and Cuttack each reported 200 and 40 cases every day.
But TPR in the capital is still around 2%, while in Cuttack is around 1%.
So far, 2.2 doses of crore vaccines have been given to people where 53.17 lakh people have received both doses.
On Monday, the capital reported 173 new cases against 258 recovery.
At present, there are 3,255 active cases and there are 994 deaths so far.