The Covid-19 death toll in the State surged to 259 on Saturday as 12 more patients succumbed to the disease on Saturday. The Covid fatalities were reported from Khordha (Bhubaneswar), Bargarh, Sundargarh, Baleswar, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Gajapati and Ganjam districts, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
The deceased included a 60-year-old man of Bargarh district; a 55-year-old woman of Sundargarh; a 67-year-old man and a 60-year-old man of Bhubaneswar, a 57-year-old man of Baleswar, a 55-year-old man and a 60-year-old man of Kandhamal, a 79-year-old man of Keonjhar, a 59-year-old man of Gajapati, a 61-year-old woman of Ganjam, a 60-year-old man of Keonjhar, and a 48-year-old man of Ganjam.
Besides, three other patients died of other health issues, the department added.
On the day, the total Covid-19 patients’ tally increased to 44,193 with 1,643 new positive cases from 28 districts, according to the Information and Public Relations Department.
On new cases, 1,018 were from quarantine centres and 625 were local contact cases.
Ganjam and Khordha districts reported the day’s highest 274 cases each followed by Rayagada 136, Sundargarh 118, Sambalpur 112, Cuttack 98, Puri 92, Baleswar 73, Kandhamal 52, Koraput 50, Balangir 43, Nayagarh 40, Mayurbhanj 39, Dhenkanal and Jajpur 36 each, Gajapati 35, Kalahandi 30, Malkangiri 27, Jagatsinghpur 21, Angul 16, Kendrapada 14, Bargarh and Boudh seven each, Nabarangpur five, Keonjhar three, Bhadrak and Jharsuguda two each and Nuapada one.
However, 1,544 patients recovered on Friday, taking the total recoveries to 30,241. The highest 560 recovered in Ganjam, followed by 203 in Khordha, 143 in Koraput, 75 in Gajapati, 62 in Nayagarh, 59 in Sundargarh, 41 in Kandhamal, 37 in Cuttack, 36 each in Kalahandi and Rayagada, 34 in Jajpur, 33 in Baleswar, 32 in Puri 31 in Sambalpur, 24 in Malkangiri, 21 in Kendrapada, 17 in Keonjhar, 16 in Baragarh, 16 in Balangir, 13 in Dhenkanal, 12 in Mayurbhanj, eight each in Jagatsinghpur, Subarnapur and Bhadrak, six each in Angul and Nuapada, four in Nbarangpur and three in Jharsuguda.