Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha mounted to 8472 on Thursday with the death of three more persons due to the infection.
According to the Health Department, one death each has been reported from Angul, Nayagarh and Kendrapara districts following ‘audit process’ which is underway in the state.
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There were 56 casualties in December. As many as 80 COVID deaths were reported 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 48 children and adolescents in Odisha. As many as 13 of these deaths were reported between August 10 and 31.
