In Odisha, the covid-19 recovery tally has increased to  272038. The state reported the recovery of 1908 patients yesterday as against 1617 fresh cases. The cumulative covid-19 positive cases in the state has gone up to 2,87,099.<br />'' <br />''AIR correspondent reports that the Covid-19 recovery in Odisha continues to trek the upward trajectory for the last few days. The positivity rate too has dwindled down to 6.43 %, leading to a significant fall in active cases down to around 15,000. Added to this feel-good scenario is the increasing number of home isolated patients which has offloaded the pressure on the covid care institutional arrangements in the state.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">However, without taking any chance the state government has extended the validity of the MoUs it has signed with several private healthcare institutions by another period of three months till the end of the year. As per the decision, the number of general beds in these facilities will be calibrated with occupancy average, leaving the approved critical care capacities in these institutions, unaltered.</span><br />