<span style="color: #222222;">In Odisha, the number of Covid-19 positive cases has crossed 50 thousand mark. With 1876 positive cases on a single day yesterday, the total number of Covid -19 affected people in the state has reached 50,672. Out of them, 34805 people have recovered while 15509 people are under treatment. The state has ramped up testing which now has crossed 7 lakh 24 thousand samples. Meanwhile,  to maximize the pandemic awareness especially among the youth, the state govt has launched a mobile app COVIDSANGRAMEE20-20 CHALLENGE on the International Youth Day today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Odisha which could put the lid on the rapid expansion of the novel coronavirus in the initial phases of the pandemic has of late been witnessing a daily surge of Covid-19 patients. On an average, the daily case count in the state has been over 1,500 during the last few days. While all the 30 districts of the states have reported covid-19 positive cases during the last 24 hours, the district of Khordha which houses the capital city of Bhubaneswar has seen the highest inter-district positive cases at 297. The state which reported the first Covid positive case on 15th March this year is now witnessing a positivity rate of about 7 per cent, recovery rate of more than 68 % and death rate of about 0.6 per cent.</span><br />