‘Community transmission-like situation in Cuttack district’: Official

By Express News Service
CUTTACK: The district, which continued to witness rise in infections since April 13, on Saturday registered highest single day spike of 1,052 instances taking the tally to 41,378.

The 1,052 new instances included highest 590 from Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) jurisdiction and the remainder 462 from rural areas of the district.

Of the 590 instances, 303 have been reported from dwelling and 61 from institutional quarantine. The relaxation 226 have been native contacts.

District Covid Nodal Officer Dr Umesh Ray stated a neighborhood transmission-like state of affairs has emerged within the district.

“It seems community transmission has already begun causing rise in daily caseload. The unprecedented rise in the daily caseload in the city and the district might be due to community transmission,” stated Ray. 

However, scientists on the Indian Council of Medical Research will confirm whether or not such a state of affairs has emerged within the district or not.

The surge in constructive instances will peak in 5-6 days and the variety of day by day caseload within the district will step by step come down thereafter.

“It is due to arrival of people from the other districts and neighbouring states,” stated Ray.

CMC Commissioner Ananya Das stated contemplating the surge in an infection, the civic physique is planning to extend the variety of beds together with ICUs and HDUs at SCB Medical College and Hospital and twine in non-public hospitals for therapy of Covid-19 sufferers.

Around 100 beds with 42 ICUs and 40 HDUs can be added to the SCB Covid hospital, Das stated.