Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha rose to 991 on Friday with 17 more patients succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours.
Among the new deaths deaths reported from 8 districts, 3 are from Balasore, 2 each from Bhubaneswar, Khurda, Mayurbhanj and Puri and one each from Bargarh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Malkangiri and Sonepur districts.
The Health Department has identified the deceased as:
1. A 55-year old male of Balasore district who was suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension.
2. A 72-year old female of Balasore district.
3. A 70-year old male of Balasore district who was suffering from Diabetes.
4. A 53-year old male of Bargarh district who was suffering from Diabetes.
5 A 75-year old female of Bhubaneswar.
6. A 72-year old male of Bhubaneswar.
7. A 70-year old male of Kalahandi district who was suffering from Diabetes.
8. A 51-year old male of Kandhamal district who was suffering from Diabetes.
9. A 64-year old male of Khurda district.
10. A 50-year old male of Khurda district.
11. A 40-year old male of Malkangiri district.
12. A 53-year old male of Mayurbhanj district.
13. A 56-year old male of Mayurbhanj district who was suffering from Diabetes.
14. An 80-year old male of Nayagarh district who was suffering from Cerebrovascular Accident
15. A 90-year old male of Puri district.
16. An 80-year old female of Puri district who was suffering from Hypertension.
17. A 67-year old male of Sonepur district who was suffering from Hypertension.
