Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 claimed another 15 lives in Odisha taking total number of deaths to 1,640 in the last 24 hours.

"Regret to inform the demise of fifteen numbers of #COVID19 positive patients while under treatment in hospitals," informed the State Health & Family Welfare Department today. 

The fresh deaths were reported from 9 districts. While 4 more died of COVID-19 in Sundargarh district, the virus claimed 3 more lives in Khordha district in a single day.

Similarly, 2 more succumbed to the virus in Keonjhar district and 1 each died in Angul, Balangir, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jharsuguda and Sambalpur districts.

Here're details of 15 new deaths due to Coronavirus in Odisha:

1.A 56-year-old male of Angul district.

2.A 73-year-old male of Balangir district who was also suffering from Hypertension.

3.A 65-year-old female of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

4.A 69-year-old male of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

5.A 52-year-old female of Cuttack district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.

6.A 48-year-old female of Ganjam district.

7.A 55-year-old male of Jharsuguda district who was also suffering from Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus & AKI & CLD.

8.A 40-year-old male of Khordha district.

9.A 70-year-old male of Keonjhar district.

10.A 50-year-old male of Keonjhar district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

11.A 74-year-old male of Sambalpur district.

12.A 91-year-old male of Sundargarh district who was also suffering from Hypertension.

13.A 77-year-old male of Sundargarh district who was also suffering from Hypertension & Old PTB.

14.A 59-year-old female of Sundargarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & CKD.

15.A 62-year-old male of Sundargarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.