A day after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik hailed its efforts in combating the spread of Covid-19, the Ganjam district administration on Wednesday announced to execute another strategy to combat the virus further.
Addressing a Press conference, district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange said the district would observe Covid Week from September 24 to October 1 to create mass awareness in all urban and rural areas. Health staffs would visit door-to-door to trace people with Covid-19 symptoms. They would also check oxygen level of the residents during the survey. A ‘Covid Rath’ would roll on the streets during the week to serve the purpose, he said.
On Tuesday, Ganjam, which had continuously topped other districts in recording Covid positive cases for over four months, with the highest 732 recorded on July 23 (almost half of the State’s 1,594 on that day), recorded 35 cases on Tuesday. The district has been recording a two-digit number of Covid cases for the last 17 days.Much to the relief of people of the district, the district, which has so far recorded 218 deaths, is witnessing deaths intermittently over a week now. There was no death reported in the district on Wednesday when the State recorded the highest 15 Covid fatalities.Ganjam’s recovery rate is also the highest among districts in the State. Out of 19,781 positive cases (second highest after Khordha’s 32,800), the district has recorded 19,254 recoveries, registering a recovery rate of 97.34%. Meanwhile, the district administration has stepped up its strategies to combat the deadly virus further.