Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 death toll in Odisha climbed to 1,765 on Saturday with five more patients succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours.
Of the fresh deaths, two are from Bhubaneswar and one each from Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, and Puri districts.
The Health and Family Welfare Department identified the deceased as:
- A 55-year-old male of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.
- A 79-year-old female of Bhubaneswar.
- A 59-year-old male of Jagatsinghpur district.
- A 50-year-old male of Nayagarh district.
- A 72-year-old male of Puri district who was suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.