Bhubaneswar: As many as ten more persons died of COVID-19 in Odisha as the toll mounted to 296, official sources said today.
The deceased have been identified as:
1. A 72-year-old man of Ganjam district who was also suffering from diabetes and hypertension.
2. A 64-year-old man of Ganjam district who was also suffering from hypertension.
3. A 52-year-old man of Ganjam district who was also suffering from diabetes and hypertension.
4. An 80-year-old man of Khordha who was also suffering from hypertension, bronchial asthma, benign hyperplasia of prostate, and old cerebro vascular accident.
5. A 55-year-old woman of Khordha district who was also suffering from diabetes.
6. A 26-year-old woman of Khordha district who was also suffering from chronic kidney disease and hypertension.
7. A 57-year-old woman of Sundergarh.
8. A 58-year-old man of Balasore who was also suffering from diabetes and hypertension.
9. A 56-year-old man of Puri district who was also suffering from diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.
10. A 47-year-old man of Rayagada district who was also suffering from diabetes.
This apart, two more COVID-19 patients died of other health complications. A total of 53 COVID-19 patients have died of other diseases in Odisha till date.