Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 8,354 on Saturday with four more deaths due to the deadly disease being confirmed in the last 24 hours.
According to the Health & Family Welfare Department, one 27-year-old woman of Kendrapada district with no comorbidities died of the disease while two other deceased were from Bhubaneswar.
Here are the details of the deceased after an audit
1.A 58 years old male of Angul district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.
2.A 72 years old male of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Hypertension.
3.A 50 years old male of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.
4.A 27 years old female of Kendrapada district.
Notably, Odisha has reported 6,469 COVID deaths during the second wave against 1,876 in the first wave last year.
There were 134 casualties due to the disease in the state in October and 346 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 44 children and adolescents in Odisha. As many as 13 of these deaths were reported between August 10 and 31.
