COVID-19 death toll crosses 700-mark in Odisha with 10 new fatalities

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll breached 700-mark in Odisha with 10 new fatalities in the last 24 hours. The number of deaths now stands at 701.

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

The fresh deaths were reported from 8 districts. Cuttack and Puri districts witnessed 4 more deaths (2 each) in the last 24 hours, while one each died of COVID-19 in Balangir, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Khordha, Mayurbhanj and Sambalpur districts.

Here’re details of 10 new deaths due to COVID-19 in Odisha:

1. A-40 year old male of Balangir district who was also suffering from Diabetes.

2. A 69-year old male of Cuttack district who was also suffering from Diabetes, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease (Post Transplant).

3. An 84-year old male of Cuttack district who was also suffering from Diabetes.

4. A 68-year old male of Ganjam district.

5. A 65-year old male of Kalahandi district.

6. A 92-year old male of Khordha district.

7. An 80-year old female of Mayurbhanj district.

8. A 60-year old female of Puri district.

9. A 54-year old male of Puri district.

10. A 53-year old male of Sambalpur district who was also suffering from Diabetes, Hypertension.