5 more die of Coronavirus in Odisha; toll nears 1,800

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll is inching towards 1,800 after 5 more patients succumbed to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours.

“Regret to inform the demise of five numbers of Covid positive patients while under treatment in hospitals,” informed the State Health & Family Welfare Department today.

With 5 new deaths, the toll increased to 1,794 in the State.

The fresh deaths were reported from Keonjhar district (2), Balangir district (1), Khordha district (1), Mayurbhanj district (1) and Sundargarh district (1).

Here’re details of 5 fresh deaths due to COVID-19 in Odisha:

1.A 70-year-old female of Balangir district.

2.A 53-year-old male of Khordha district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Rheumatic heart disease.

3.A 70-year-old male of Keonjhar district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

4.A 70-year-old female of Mayurbhanj district who was also suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease.

5.A 66-year-old male of Sundargarh district who was also suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.