Bhubaneswar, July 14: As many as four persons succumbed to Covid-19 in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the state health department said.

“Regret to inform the demise of four Covid positive patients while under treatment in hospitals,” the department twitted.

Similarly, a 15-month-old baby of Sundargarh district who was also Covid positive, passed away due to GM 1 Gangliosidosis, it added.

Covid-19 death toll reached 74 in the state with report of the new deaths today. On the other hand, 22 Covid-19 persons have died due to other ailments in the state.

As many as 543 persons tested positive for Covid-19 on July 13 in Odisha.

While 354 cases were reported from quarantine centres across the state, 189 cases were local.

The number of Covid-19 positive cases reached 14,280 in the state with detection of the new cases.