15-Yr-Old Boy Among 2 New COVID Casualties In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 8,318 on Wednesday with two more deaths due to the deadly disease being confirmed in the last 24 hours.

According to Health Department sources, one death each has been reported from Angul and Keonjhar districts.

Here are the details of the deceased after an audit:

1.A 65 years old male of Angul district.

2.A 15 years old male of Keonjhar district.

Notably, Odisha has reported 6,433 COVID deaths during the second wave against 1,876 in the first wave last year.

There were 346 casualties due to the disease in the state in September. Similarly, 2,056 fatalities were registered in August, while July saw 1,903 deaths, June 1,272 and May 737, said sources in the Health Department.

The second wave of the pandemic has claimed the lives of 43 children and adolescents in Odisha. As many as 13 of these deaths were reported between August 10 and 31.