Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 8,505 on Thursday with two more deaths confirmed in the last 24 hours.
According to the Health Department, the deaths were reported from Bhubaneswar and Jajpur.
A 96-year-old male of Bhubaneswar with no comorbidities died of the disease. Another 58-year-old male of Jajpur district, who was also suffering from diabetes mellitus and hypertension, was the second victim.
Odisha has reported 6,530 COVID deaths during the second wave against 1,876 in the first wave last year.
There were 80 casualties in the state in November, 134 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 48 children and adolescents in Odisha. As many as 13 of these deaths were reported between August 10 and 31.
