The Odisha government has asked all the district collectors to prepare a six - month vision document in dealing with the COVID - 19 situation, said an official on Thursday.
"At present, there is 37. 27 per cent occupancy of beds in all the COVID hospitals and COVID Care Centres in the state.
Anticipating a further spike in COVID - 19 cases in August, advance planning has been done for next two months, " said additional chief secretary (Health) Pradipta Mohapatra.
He said the government has asked each district to prepare vision documents for six months for COVID - 19 and work accordingly keeping in mind anticipated needs.
Due to the massive door - to - door survey, there has been a spurt in positive cases.
The people need not worry about the increase in the positive cases, he added.
Mohapatra said that Odisha is placed in a good position as the recovery rate in the state is among the highest in the country.
With 65 per cent recovery rate, Odisha is at a far better position as compared to other states.
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