Odisha’s COVID-19 Death Toll Mounts To 86 With 3 More Fatalities

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 death toll in Odisha mounted to 86 with three more persons succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours. While two deaths were reported from Ganjam, one person died of COVID-19 in Gajapati district, informed Health and Family Welfare Department on Saturday.

#BIG_BREAKING#Odisha reports 3 more #COVID19 deaths taking the toll to 86.

A 63-year old Male of Ganjam district.

A 60-year old Male of Ganjam district.

A 48-year old female of Gajapati district who was also suffering from obesity and sleep apnea. (H&FW Dept)

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On the other hand, Odisha’s COVID-19 tally reached 16,701 after detection of 591 new cases in the last 24 hours.

Highest 182 cases were reported from Ganjam district followed by 121 cases from Khurda, 38 cases from Cuttack, 35 cases from Bargarh , and 22 cases each from Nabarangpur, Mayurbhanj and Jagatsinghpur districts.

#BREAKING

591 new #COVID19 cases reported in #Odisha in last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases jumps to 16701

- State I&PR Dept

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Earlier on Friday, 718 people tested positive for Coronavirus infection and four succumbed to the disease while undergoing treatment at different Covid hospitals in Odisha.

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