Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 claimed nine more lives in Odisha as the toll mounted to 216, official sources said today. The deceased have been identified as a 40-year-old man of Ganjam district who was also suffering from Diabetes, a 57-year-old man of Puri district who was also suffering from Cerebro Vascular Accident, a 50-year-old man of Ganjam district, a 40-year-old man of Jajpur district, a 46-year-old man of Ganjam district who was also suffering from Diabetes, a 60-year-old man of Ganjam district who was also suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension, a 75-year-old woman of Ganjam district who was also suffering from Diabetes & Hypertension, a 55-year-old man of Khordha district, and a 60-year-old woman of Ganjam district who was also suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes & Hypertension. This apart, a 66-year-old male COVID-19 patient of Malkangiri district died due to Accelerated Hypertension & Left Ventricular Failure, sources said.