The State registered the single-day highest of 18 Covid-19 deaths in 12 districts on Wednesday, taking the toll to 958 so far, said the Health and Family Welfare Department.
While Baleswar district recorded the highest four deaths, two each succumbed in Nayagarh, Puri and Sundargarh districts. One each died in Boudh, Deogarh, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Khordha, Koraput, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districts.The deceased in Baleswar included a 72-year-old man, a 94-year-old woman, a 66-year-old man and a 70-year-old man.The fatalities in Nayagarh were a 75-year-old man and a 72-year-old man and the deaths in Puri were of a 65-year-old man and a 82-year-old woman.
The casualties in Sundargarh were a 40-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman.
The other deceased were a 60-year-old man of Boudh, a 70-year-old man of Deogarh, a 62-year-old man of Jajpur, a 72-year-old man of Kandhamal, a 62-year-old man of Khordha, a 69-year-old woman of Koraput, a 55-year-old man of Mayurbhanj and a 40-year-old man of Sambalpur.
On the day, the State’s positive cases rose to 2,40,998 with 2,995 new ones recorded from all 30 districts and State pool.