<span style="color: #222222;">In Odisha, 2071 patients have recovered from covid-19 today taking the total recovery to  264102. With 1480 fresh infections, while the cumulative total of covid-19 infection in the state so far has increased to 282695, the active caseload has come down to 17281.<br />''<br />''Even as the dreaded virus keeps tumbling down in the state with daily caseload diving down below 1500 for the first time in many days, the state government is not ready yet to fully loosen the strings. <br />''<br />''While the ongoing Dussehra festivities have been significantly calibrated to comply with covid-19 protocols, religious places across the state are still kept out of bounds for the devotees. <br />''<br />''Educational institutions too continue to be on digital mode. With the wintry days ahead, the state government is soliciting popular cooperation in tracking the virus down while still testing around 40 to 50 thousand samples a day to keep a vigil on the viral trajectory in the state.</span>