Fourteen more Covid-19 patients succumbed to disease on Friday, taking death toll to 605 in State, Health and Family Welfare Department said.Khordha district reported maximum five deaths followed by Puri three, Mayurbhanj two and one death each in Cuttack, Koraput, Kalahandi and Sambalpur.
The deceased in Khordha district included a 51-year-old man, a 56-year-old man, a 74-year-old woman and a 71-year-old woman (all of Bhubaneswar) and a 49-year-old man of Khordha. The fatalities in Puri were of an 86-year-old man, a 72-year-old man and a 43-year-old man. The two deceased in Mayurbhanj were a 65-year-old woman and a 45-year-old woman. The other deceased were an 80-year-woman of Cuttack, a 61-year-old man of Kalahandi, a 60-year-old man of Koraput and a 45-year man of Sambalpur.On day, State recorded highest 3,996 positive cases from all 30 districts, with which total tally surged to 1,43,117.
Of news cases, 2,359 were detected from quarantine and 1,637 were local contacts. Khordha district reported highest 606 cases followed by Cuttack 354, Puri 279, Baleswar 209, Mayurbhanj 160, Nabarangpur 151, Angul 138, Kendrapada 130, Balangir 124, Jagatsinghpur 122, Jajpur 119, Bhadrak 112, Rayagada 105, Nuapada 103, Bargarh 97, Koraput 93, Sambalpur and Subarnapur 91 each, Ganjam 89, Sundargarh 88, Dhenkanal 87, Jharsuguda 79, Nayagarh 77, Keonjhar 60, Kalahandi 58, Kandhamal and Malkangiri 47 each, Boudh 39, Gajapati 25 and Deogarh 10.Besides, 286 positives were recorded from State pool.
However, another, 4,061 patients recovered on the day, taking total recoveries to 1,12,062.The highest 744 recovered in Khordha followed by Cuttack 425, Sundargarh 267, Bargarh 244, Mayurbhanj 240, Baleswar 187, Jajpur 185, Kendrapada 179, Angul 167, Ganjam 157, Puri 132, Bhadrak and Jagatsinghpur 130 each, Keonjhar 78, Sambalpur 77, Koraput and Nuapada 74 each, Nabarangpur 59, Dhenkanal 50, Nayagarh 48, Rayagada 45.