7 more die of COVID-19 in Odisha; toll rises to 1,778

Bhubaneswar: The death toll due to COVID-19 increased to 1,778 in Odisha after the virus claimed 7 more lives in the last 24 hours.

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

The fresh deaths were reported from Cuttack district (3), Balasore district (1), Jagatsinghpur district (1), Puri district (1) and Sundargarh district (1) in a single day.

Here’re details of 7 new Coronavirus deaths in Odisha:

1.A 56-year-old male of Balasore district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

2.A 74-year-old male of Cuttack district.

3.A 74-year-old male of Cuttack district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Benign Prostatic hypertrophy.

4.A 64-year-old male of Cuttack district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease & Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

5.A 59-year-old male of Jagatsinghpur district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

6.A 50-year-old male of Puri district who was also suffering from Hypertension.

7.A 63-year-old male of Sundargarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension & Chronic Kidney Disease.