Odisha reports 37 Covid deaths

Bhubaneswar: The State has reported 37 death cases on Friday while it had reported 39 death cases yesterday. Now, the death toll due to Covid-19 in Odisha stood at 3,508.

The health and family welfare department said Khurda district reported highest number of five death cases today while Cuttack, Jharsugauda and Kalahandi districts reported four deaths each.

Similarly, Bargarh, Puri and Sundergarh districts reported three deaths each. Districts including Bolangir, Deogarh, Kendrapara, and Rayagada reported two deaths each. Besides, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj and Sambalpur districts reported one death case each, the Department said. 

The State has reported 3806 fresh Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours. Now, the total number of cases soared to 8,70,498. Out of the total fresh cases, 2172 of were from quarantine while remaining 1634 local contact cases. Khordha reported highest number of 617 cases while lowest 19 cases reported from Jharsuguda district.