<span style="color: #222222;">In Odisha, close to seventy eight thousand beneficiaries were vaccinated against covid-19 yesterday. Over 47 thousand senior citizens received the vaccines at 650 session sites across the state. AIR correspondent reports that the state government has targeted to inoculate one lakh senior citizens per day.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The state health administration is keeping a close watch on the covid-19 trajectory in the state, particularly in view of the rising cases elsewhere. The proactive measures taken by the state for covid containment include jacking up every day sample tests  and tracking passengers coming from the high-risk states.</span><br />