7 More Succumb To COVID-19 In Odisha; 2 From Khurda

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 8,135 on Sunday after seven more deaths were confirmed due to the disease in the last 24 hours.

Among them, two are from Khurda district.

Here are the details of the deceased after an audit:

1.A 45-year-old Female of Cuttack District.

2.A 50-year-old Female of Cuttack District

3.A 41 years old Male of Jagatsinghpur District who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Kidney Disease.

4.A 50-year-old Male of Jagatsinghpur District who was also suffering from Hypertension & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

5.A 50-year-old Female of Jajpur District who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

6.A 79-year-old Male of Khurda District who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

7.A 65-year-old Male of Khurda District who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.

Notably, Odisha has reported 6,251 COVID deaths during the second wave as against 1,876 the previous year.

August saw around 66 deaths a day, on an average, while it was 61 in July and 42 in June.

Similarly, 2,056 fatalities were registered last month, while July saw 1,903 deaths, June (1,272) and May (737), Health Department sources said.

The second wave of the pandemic has claimed the lives of 39 children and adolescents in Odisha. As many as 13 of these deaths were reported between August 10 and 31.