One more COVID-19 patient dies in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Odisha rose to eight after a 63-year-old male patient of Khordha district succumbed to the deadly virus, informed the Health and Family Welfare Department today.

He was undergoing treatment at a COVID  hospital here. He was a chronic patient of diabetes and other underlying comorbidities, said the department today.

Regret to inform that a 63 year old male patient of Khordha district who had tested positive for Covid, passed away while under treatment in hospital.

He was a chronic patient of diabetes and other underlying comorbidities.

— H & FW Dept Odisha (@HFWOdisha) June 5, 2020

Today, 130 new persons tested positive for the virus today taking the total count to 2608. Cuttack reported the highest 23 new cases followed by Khordha and Mayurbhanj with 22 each.