COVID-19 claims 17 more lives in Odisha, toll at 2232

Bhubaneswar: As many as 17 more persons succumbed to COVID-19 in Odisha as the toll mounted to 2232.

The deceased have been identified as:

1. A 75 years old female of Angul district.

2. An 89 years old male of Angul district.

3. A 56 years old male of Angul district.

4. A 38 years old male of Balasore district.

5. A 45 years old male of Boudh district.

6. A 76 years old male of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension & Chronic Kidney Disease.

7. A 58 years old female of Bhubaneswar.

8. A 42 years old male of Dhenkanal district.

9. A 62 years old male of Ganjam district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

10. A 54 years old male of Kalahandi district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.

11. A 33 years old male of Kalahandi district.

12. A 55 years old female of Khurda district who was also suffering from Breast Cancer with Distant Mets.

13. A 61 years old male of Nuapada district.

14. A 48 years old female of Nuapada district.

15. A 63 years old male of Puri district.

16. A 34 years old male of Sundargarh district.

17. A 62 years old male of Sundargarh district.

Odisha registered another sharp spike in daily COVID-19 cases as the state reported 10982 fresh infections in the last 24 hours.

Khurda logged highest 1539 new cases, followed by Sundargarh (964) and Cuttack (885).

With this, the COVID-19 tally in Odisha mounted to 565648 with 98230 active cases.

A total of 49191 samples were tested in the state, yesterday.

Below are district-wise figures of the fresh cases:

1. Angul: 539
2. Balasore: 303
3. Bargarh: 431
4. Bhadrak: 231
5. Balangir: 426
6. Boudh: 180
7. Cuttack: 885
8. Deogarh: 127
9. Dhenkanal: 189
10. Gajapati: 111
11. Ganjam: 177
12. Jagatsinghpur: 232
13. Jajpur: 349
14. Jharsuguda: 380
15. Kalahandi: 370
16. Kandhamal: 134
17. Kendrapara: 141
18. Keonjhar: 253
19. Khurda: 1539
20. Koraput: 195
21. Malkangiri: 71
22. Mayurbhanj: 239
23. Nabarangpur: 335
24. Nayagarh: 192
25. Nuapada: 378
26. Puri: 398
27. Rayagada: 212
28. Sambalpur: 454
29. Sonepur: 215
30. Sundargarh: 964
31. State Pool: 332