Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll increased to 859 in Odisha with 17 new deaths in the last 24 hours.

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

The fresh deaths were reported from 12 districts in the last 24 hours. While Khordha district registered the highest of 4 deaths due to COVID-19, two each succumbed to the virus in Cuttack and Nayagarh districts. One each died in Angul, Bhadrak, Balangir, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Puri and Rayagada districts.

Here're details of 17 new deaths due to Coronavirus in Odisha:

1. A 45-year old male of Angul district who was also suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension.

2. A 65-year old female of Bhadrak district who was also suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes & Hypertension.

3. An 89-year old male of Bhubaneswar.

4. A 62-year old female of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension.

5. A 48-year old male of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Diabetes, Hypertension & Bronchial Asthma.

6. A 65-year old male of Balangir district who was also suffering from Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity.

7. An 83-year old male of Cuttack district who was also suffering from Hypertension.

8. A 67-year old female of Cuttack district who was also suffering from Hypertension & Asthma.

9. A 56-year old male of Dhenkanal district who was also suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension.

10. A 64-year old male of Jagatsinghpur district who was also suffering from Diabetes.

11. A 43-year old female of Kalahandi district who was also suffering from Diabetes, Hypertension & Bronchial Asthma.

12. A 46-year old male of Kendrapada district who was also suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease & Hypertension.

13. A 59-year old male of Khordha district who was also suffering from Hypertension.

14. An 86-year old male of Nayagarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension.

15. A 71-year old female of Nayagarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension & obesity.

16. A 60-year old male of Puri district who was also suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension.

17. An 80-year old male of Rayagada district who was also suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension.