Bhubaneswar: Eight more succumb to the deadly disease in Odisha in the last 24 hours, informed the Health and Family Welfare department.
Two deaths have been reported from Kalahandi and Ganjam and one each from Balasore, Bolangir, Kandhamal and Khurdha districts respectively.
Here is the list of the deaths:
Regret to inform the demise of eight numbers of Covid positive patients while under treatment in hospitals.
1.A 38 years old female of Balasore district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.
2.A 50 years old male of Balangir district.
3.A 59 years old male of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.
4.A 75 years old female of Ganjam district.
5.A 50 years old male of Ganjam district.
6.A 42 years old female of Kandhamal district.
7.A 56 years old male of Kalahandi district.
8.A 45 years old female of Kalahandi district.
#BREAKING: 8 more people succumb to #Covid19 in #Odisha, Death toll rises to 1973. pic.twitter.com/gWB3qgOCOC
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The total number of deaths in the state mounts to 1,973.
Odisha reported the highest ever 6215 fresh cases of Covid-19.
Ms Kalinga