Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 8,157 on Thursday with the death of seven more persons being confirmed in the last 24 hours.
According to the Health Department sources, six of them either suffered from diabetes or hypertension or both.
Here are the details of the deceased after an audit:
1.A 75 years old Male of Angul district.
2.A 62 years old Male of Cuttack district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.
3.A 77 years old Male of Jajpur district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.
4.A 50 years old Female of Khurda district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.
5.A 75 years old Female of Nabarangapur district who was also suffering from Hypertension.
6.A 75 years old Male of Puri district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension.
7.A 78 years old Male of Sundargarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.
Notably, Odisha has reported 6,273 COVID deaths during the second wave as 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 the 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.
