The State on Sunday reported 10 more Covid-19 deaths, increasing the total toll to 140. While Ganjam district reported six deaths, one each was reported from Gajapati, Sundargarh, Khordha and Bhubaneswar.
The Ganjam deceased included a 63-year-old man, a 55-year-old man, a 60-year-old man, a 64-year-old man, a 60-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman.
A 63-year-old man of Gajapati, a 35-year-old man of Khordha, a 69-year man of Sundargarh and a 58-year-old woman of Bhubaneswar also succumbed to the disease during treatment, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
This was the second consecutive day the State recorded a death toll of 10.
Meanwhile, 1,376 new positive cases were detected in the State on the day, taking the total number to 25,389.
The day’s highest 484 cases were reported in Ganjam district followed by Khordha 187, Keonjhar 103, Cuttack 75, Gajapati 74, Sundargarh 33, Dhenkanal 15, Malkangiri 15, Kandhamal 12, Jagatsinghpur 11, Kendrapada 11, Kalahandi 11, Deogarh 11, Jajpur eight, Boudh eight, Korapur seven and Jharsuguda six, the Information and Public Relations Department said.
However, 864 more patients recovered in the State on Sunday, taking the total recoveries to 16,792. The highest 432 recovered in Ganjam district, followed by 137 in Rayagada, 31 in Bargarh, 28 in Khordha, 26 in Cuttack, 26 in Keonjhar, 23 in Bhadrak, 22 in Mayurbhanj, 19 in Jajpur, 15 in Kandhamal, 14 in Gajapati, 14 in Sambalpur, 12 in Jagatsinghpur, 10 in Dhenkanal, 10 in Sundargarh, seven in Nayagarh, six each in Baleswar, Kendrapada and Malkangiri, five each in Jharsuguda and Koraput, four in Balangir, three in Puri, two in Boudh and one in Subarnapur, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.