Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 8,391 on Saturday with two more deaths confirmed in the last 24 hours.
According to Health & Family Welfare Department, the two deaths were reported from Bhubaneswar.
One of the victims was an 86-year-old male who was also suffering from hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and dengue.
The second victim was a 76-year-old who was also suffering from hypertension and diabetes.
Odisha has reported 6,506 COVID deaths during the second wave against 1,876 in the first wave last year.
There were 134 casualties in the state 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 the lives of 46 children and adolescents in Odisha. As many as 13 of these deaths were reported between August 10 and 31.
