Odisha Confirms 346 COVID Deaths In September, Toll Touches 8198

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 8,198 on Thursday with the death of six more persons being confirmed in the last 24 hours.

With these fatalities, Odisha saw 346 COVID deaths being confirmed in September.

According to the Health Department sources, two are from Khurda and as many from Kendrapada and one each from Angul and Jagatsinghpur districts.

Here are the details of the deceased after an audit:

1.A 42 years old male of Angul district who was also suffering from Chronic Liver Disease.

2.A 83 years old male of Jagatsinghpur district.

3.A 55 years old female of Kendrapada district.

4.A 80 years old male of Kendrapada district.

5.A 41 years old male of Khurda district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.

6.A 69 years old male of Khurda district who was also suffering from Hypertension.

Notably, Odisha has reported 6,314 COVID deaths during the second wave 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), said sources in Health Department.

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.