Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll surged to 1,245 in Odisha with 16 more persons infected with Coronavirus succumbed to it under treatment in the last 24 hours.

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

The fresh deaths due to COVID-19 occurred in 11 districts in the last 24 hours. While 10 more deaths (2 each) were reported from Khordha, Dhenkanal, Angul, Sundargarh and Balasore districts, 1 each died of the virus in Ganjam, Malkangiri, Puri, Keonjhar, Gajapati and Bargarh districts in a single day.

Here're details of 16 new COVID-19 deaths in Odisha:

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

2.A 62-year old male of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from CKD.

3.A 40-year old female of Dhenkanal district who was also suffering from Hypertension & Diabetes Mellitus.

4.A 46-year old female of Dhenkanal district who was also suffering from Hypertension & Diabetes Mellitus.

5.A 45-year old female of Angul district.

6.A 67-year old male of Angul district who was suffering from Congestive Hepatopathy.

7. A 62-year old male of Sundargarh district who was also suffering from Psoriasis, HTN, IHD.

8.A 48-year old male of Sundargarh district who was also suffering from Multi Organ Dysfunction.

9.A 75-year old male of Malkangiri district who was also suffering from Hypertension & Diabetes Mellitus.

10.A 50-year old female of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Hypertension & Diabetes Mellitus.

11.An 82-year old male of Puri district.

12.A 59-year old female of Keonjhar district who was also suffering from Hypertension & Diabetes Mellitus.

13.A 65-year old male of Gajapati district who was also suffering from Hypertension.

14.A 66-year old male of Balasore district who was also suffering from Hypertension & Diabetes Mellitus.

15. A 45-year old male of Balasore district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.

16.A 67-year old male of Bargarh district who was also suffering from Hypertension & Diabetes Mellitus.