Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Sri Suresh Chandra Mahapatra along with Additional Chief Secretary Health and Family Welfare Pradeepta Kumar Mohapatra visited Nabarangpur district today to review the ground level situation on Covid management.
The 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 the Government. This trend is in declining state, and, is expected to reduce further in coming days, said Chief Secretary.
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.
