<span style="color: #222222;">The</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Odisha government has extended the lockdown in the state till first of June. Earlier, the state government had imposed a 14-day statewide lockdown from the 5th of this month in view of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the state. As of now, the COVID 19 active caseload of the state is one lakh four thousand five hundred thirty nine.</span><br />