Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 claimed seven more lives in Odisha as the toll rose to 147, official sources said today.

The deceased have been identified as a 63-year-old man of Sundergarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes, a 45-year-old man of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Diabetes, a 51-year-old woman of Ganjam district, a 58-year-old man of Ganjam district who was also suffering from Diabetes, a 55-year-old man of Ganjam district, a 66-year-old man of Cuttack district, and a 51-year-old man of Malkangiri district who was also suffering from Hypertension.

Odisha today also reported 1503 fresh COVID-19 cases as the tally mounted to 26892.