Bhubaneswar, May 31 -- The Odisha Health Secretary on Saturday said that the authorities are monitoring the situation and conducting regular meetings as the number of COVID-19 cases surged to 2710 across the country, with Kerala reporting the highest number of active cases.

On the current COVID-19 situation in Odisha, Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Health and Family Welfare Department of the state, Aswathy S, told ANI, "It is well within control. We have only seven identified positive cases. The first one has already recovered. There is no threat to the public at the moment. We are monitoring the situation. We are assessing the preparedness. We are conducting regular meetings."

According to the Union Health Ministry, India's COVID-19...