The test positivity rate (TPR), which is considered as one of most important factors in Covid-19 management, has been coming down in Odisha during past few days. On Sunday, the daily TPR dipped below 10 per cent. The TPR, which was 21.15 per cent on May 22, had declined to 11.26 per cent on Friday and further to 10.51 per cent on Saturday. About 27 to 29 districts were reporting a TPR of above 10 per cent during many days of May, especially in 2nd half. But now, number of such districts has come down to 19.
As per official data, 19 districts have recorded a TPR of above 10% past week (May 30 to June 5) while nine districts recorded 5% to 10%. The remaining two districts, Kandhamal and Balangir, registered below-5% TPR during the week. The districts with above-10% TPR are Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Khordha, Baleswar, Puri, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, Angul, Jharsuguda, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Sundargarh, Kendrapada, Koraput and Nuapada.The districts having a TPR of 5% to 10% are Deogarh, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Bargarh, Ganjam, Subarnapur, Sambalpur and Gajapati. With decline in daily Covid cases, number of districts under red zone (having active cases above 2,501) has also come down to 12 from 25 in last three days. The number of districts in green zone (with active cases below 1,000) has also gone up.