Six COVID Deaths Take Odisha’s Toll Close To 100

Bhubaneswar: Coronavirus claimed six more lives in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 97 on Monday.

Five of the deaths were reported from Ganjam district and one from Gajapati district.

The details of the deceased are:

1. A 70-year old male of Ganjam district. He was also suffering from diabetes.
2. A 40-year old male of Ganjam district.
3. A 55-year old female of Gajapati district. She was also suffering from diabetes.
4. A 42-year old male of Ganjam district. He was also suffering from diabetes.
5. A 54-year old male of Ganjam district.
6. A 52-year old male of Ganjam district. He was also suffering from hypertension and diabetes.

They succumbed while undergoing treatment, Health Department sources said.

With this, the virus had claimed 59 lives in Ganjam, 13 in Khurda, eight in Cuttack, two each in Angul and Sundargarh, four in Gajapati and Puri and one each in Jagatsinghpur, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada and Rayagada.

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