Bhubaneswar: Another 17 COVID-19 patents in Odisha succumbed to the deadly virus while undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the state in last 24 hours. With this, the state’s toll further mounted to 1,560.
The fresh deaths have been reported from 10 districts with Sundargarh registering highest four deaths followed by Sambalpur (3), Jagatsinghpur (2) and Sonepur (2).
“Regret to inform the demise of seventeen COVID-19 positive patients while under treatment in hospitals,” said the Health and Family Welfare Department.