The State reported three more Covid-19 deaths on Sunday, taking the total death toll to 21, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
A 75-year-old male coronavirus patient of Ganjam district, who was also suffering from diabetes and hypertension, died while undergoing treatment.
A 65-year-old man from Cuttack district succumbed to the virus. He was also suffering from diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.
The third victim was a 73-year-old male patient of Bhubaneswar, who was also suffering from diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.
On the day, as many as 264 persons tested positive for the virus, taking the total tally to 6,614 in the State.
Out of the new cases, 234 were detected from quarantine centres while 30 were local contact cases, said the Information and Public Relations Department.
Ganjam district reported the day’s highest 76 cases followed by Jajpur 41, Keonjhar 25, Jharsuguda 18, Bargarh 18, Khordha 15, Baleswar 12, Cuttack 12, Puri seven. Jagatsighpur, Angul and Sundargarh four each, Malkangiri, Nayagarh, and Balangir two cases each while Koraput, Bhadrak, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Gajapati, Kalahandi and Sambalpur reported one each.
However, another 137 patients recovered on Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,743.
The maximum number of 33 patients recovered in Ganjam district. It was followed by Khordha district with 29, Cuttack 22, Baleswar 13, Jajpur nine, Kalahandi six, Bhadrak four, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh and Puri three each, Boudh, Baragarh, Jharsuguda and Kendrapada districts and one each from Angul, Balangir, Jagatsinghpur and Nuapada two each.