Odisha COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 70 With 6 More Fatalities

Bhubaneswar: Six more persons died of COVID-19 in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the virus death toll to 70. The State's case tally also increased to 13737 with addition of 616 new positive cases.

As per the State Health and Family Welfare Department, four out of the six deaths were reported from Ganjam district. The deceased include a 45-year-old male, a 63-year-old male, a 72-year-old male and a 49-year-old male. The other deaths were reported from Bhubaneswar and Cuttack district.

Details of 6 #COVID19 deaths reported in #Odisha in last 24 hours

45-year-old male, 63-year-old male, 72-year-old male, 49-year-old male of Ganjam
67-year-old male of Bhubaneswar
40-year-old male of Cuttack district pic.twitter.com/7D3qQK0ZMs

— OTV (@otvnews) July 13, 2020

Among the latest cases, 415 were reported from different quarantine centres across the State while 201 cases were local contacts.

As per the Odisha Information and Public Relations Department, the total active cases in the State now stand at 4896.

Ganjam again topped the chart with 283 cases with Koraput and Nabarangpur following suit with 50 and 40 cases respectively.

#Odisha's #COVID19 tally rises to 13737 with a spike of 616 new cases. While 415 cases reported from quarantine centres & 201 are local contacts. Ganjam reports highest 283 cases

Here's district-wise breakup of new #coronavirus cases 👇👇 pic.twitter.com/w6LtlFIqqC

— OTV (@otvnews) July 13, 2020

Similarly, Bargarh, Khurda, Balasore and Cuttack reported 31, 29, 27 and 23 cases respectively.
The Southern district of Malkangiri reported 14 cases where the administration has clamped a week-long shutdown in the Municipality areas on Sunday.

Earlier on Sunday, three positive patients succumbed to the virus in Ganjam, which is the worst affected district in the State.

(Edited By Ramakanta Biswas)

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