Corona toll at 259 in Odisha as 12 more die

Bhubaneswar, Aug 8: The state health department on Saturday said at least 12 persons succumbed to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours taking the toll to 259. "Regret to report the demise of three Covid positive patients due to other causes," it tweeted. On the other hand, as many as 48 corona positive persons have died due to other ailments in the state, it added. Details of the deceased: wp:list {"ordered":true} A 60 year old Male of Bargarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension.A 55 year old female of Sundergarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension.A 67 year old male of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Hypertension, Parkinsonism, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.A 57 year old male of Balasore district who was also suffering from Diabetes.A 55 year old male of Kandhamal district who was also suffering from Diabetes.A 60 year old male of Kandhamal district who was also suffering from Diabetes.A 79 year old male of Keonjhar district who was also suffering from hypertension & atrial fibrillation.A 59 year old male of Gajapati district who was also suffering from Hypertension & Ischemic Heart Disease.A 61 year old female of Ganjam district who was also suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension.A 60 year old male of Keonjhar district who was also suffering from Diabetes, Hypertension & Coronary Artery Disease.A 60 year old male of Bhubaneswar who was also suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.A 48 year old male of Ganjam district who was also suffering from Diabetes & UTI. /wp:list As many as 1643 persons tested positive for Covid-19 on August 7 taking the tally to 44,193 in Odisha. When 1,018 cases were reported from quarantine centres, 625 were local contacts.