Bhubaneswar, April 8 -- Bhubaneswar: Even after testing 474 fewer samples today, Odisha has posted 88 more confirmed Covid-19 cases indicating the rapid transmission in the State. The moot point, therefore, this fact throws is - Odisha conducting enough tests?

As per WHO, if the TPR (test positive rate) remains below 5 per cent for two consecutive weeks, then this signals that the epidemic is withering out and the tests conducted are sufficient.

But the thumb rule of WHO cannot be applied to Odisha for the fact that the TPR is increasing at a rapid pace in the State. From around 0.6 per in mid-March, the TPR today increased to over 2.5 per cent. Rather, this fact asks for more tests in the State.

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