The number of Covid-19 deaths rose to eight in the State when a 63-year-old man of Khordha district succumbed to the virus on Friday.
The deceased had been admitted to a Covid Hospital here. He was a chronic patient of diabetes and other underlying health conditions, the Health and Family Welfare Department said.
Meanwhile, 130 new positive cases were reported on the day, taking the State’s total to 2,608. Out of the new cases, 124 were from quarantine centres and six local contacts.
The highest of 23 positive cases were reported from Cuttack district followed by 22 each in Khordha and Mayurbhanj districts, seven each from Gajapati and Sundargarh districts, four each in Bahdrak and Bargarh districts, 3 each in Balangir and Kandhamal districts, two in Dhenkanal district and one each in Angul and Jagatsinghpur districts.
However, as many as 123 persons infected with the virus recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries in the State to 1.604.
While 35 patients recovered in Ganjam district, 22 recovered in Cuttack, 14 in Nuapada, 14 from Balangir, 10 from Khordha, seven from Kandhamal, five from Koraput and four from Kendrapada.
With this, the active cases now stand at 994 while the death toll is eight.