Odisha Records Highest Single-Day Spike In Fatalities Since Beginning Of COVID-19 Pandemic

Bhubaneswar: After the deadly May which saw 737 deaths due to COVID-19, Odisha reported the highest single-day spike in fatalities on Wednesday as 40 more patients succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours.

According to the Health Department sources, the highest of five deaths each have been Angul, Cuttack, Kalahandi, and Khurda, followed by four from Jharsuguda, three each from Boudh, and Rayagada, two each from Deogarh, Nabarangpur, and Sambalpur and one each from Balasore, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, and Malkangiri.

The deceased have been identified as:

1.A 72 years old female of Angul district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.

2.A 55 years old male of Angul district.

3.A 75 years old male of Angul district who was also suffering from Hypertension.

4.A 69 years old male of Angul district who was also suffering from Diabetes.

5.A 67 years old male of Angul district who was also suffering from Hypertension.

6.A 56 years old male of Balasore district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

7.A 32 years old male of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Mental Retardation.

8.A 69 years old male of Bhubaneswar.

9.A 55 years old male of Boudh district.

10.A 55 years old female of Boudh district.

11.A 47 years old male of Boudh district.

12.A 48 years old female of Cuttack district who was also suffering from Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

13.A 76 years old male of Cuttack district.

14.A 53 years old female of Cuttack district.

15.A 40 years old male of Cuttack district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.

16.A 54 years old male of Cuttack district.

17.A 70 years old male of Deogarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

18.A 65 years old male of Deogarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.

19.A 39 years old male of Dhenkanal district.

20.A 47 years old male of Jajpur district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

21.A 55 years old male of Jharsuguda district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.

22.A 45 years old male of Jharsuguda district.

23.A 55 years old male of Jharsuguda district.

24.A 41 years old male of Jharsuguda district.

25.A 50 years old male of Kalahandi district.

26.A 45 years old male of Kalahandi district.

27.A 66 years old male of Kalahandi district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

28.A 50 years old female of Kalahandi district who was also suffering from Hypertension.

29.A 65 years old female of Kalahandi district.

30.A 45 years old female of Khurdha district.

31.A 58 years old male of Khurdha district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.

32.A 27 years old female of Khurdha district.

33.A 44 years old male of Malkangiri district.

34.A 70 years old female of Nabarangapur district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.

35.A 60 years old male of Nabarangapur district.

36.A 74 years old male of Rayagada district who was also suffering from Chronic Kidney disease & Hypertension.

37.A 55 years old male of Rayagada district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension.

38.A 83 years old male of Rayagada district who was also suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease.

39.A 40 years old male of Sambalpur district.

40.A 43 years old male of Sambalpur district.

With this, the COVID-19 toll in Odisha has climbed to 2831.

The state also saw 8399 more people testing positive for the deadly virus during the past 24 hours. A total of 66683 samples were tested on Tuesday.

Khurda reported the highest of 1102 fresh infections, followed by Cuttack (766) and Jajpur (514). The number of active cases has mounted to 87220.

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