26-Yr-Old Among Seven More COVID Casualties In Odisha; Two In Their 90s

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 8,234 on Thursday with seven more deaths being confirmed in the last 24 hours.

According to Health Department sources, two deaths each have been reported from Cuttack and Sundargarh districts.

Here are the details of the deceased after an audit:
1.A 63 years old male of Cuttack district.
2.A 80 years old male of Cuttack district who was also suffering from Hypertension
3.A 26 years old male of Dhenkanal district who was also suffering from Hepatitis B Antigen Positive & Asthma.
4.A 75 years old male of Jagatsinghpur district.
5.A 59 years old male of Mayurbhanja district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.
6.A 91 years old male of Sundargarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.
7.A 93 years old male of Sundargarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

Notably, Odisha has reported 6,350 COVID deaths during the second wave against 1,876 the previous year.

There were 346 COVID deaths 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 Health Department.

The second wave of the pandemic has claimed the lives of 40 children and adolescents in Odisha. As many as 13 of these deaths were reported between August 10 and 31.