Bhubaneswar, Oct 01 (UNI) A record 17 Covid patients succumbed to the virus in Odisha during the past 24 hours taking the total toll to 859 while the Covid tally went up to 2,22,734 with 3,615 new cases.
Health and family Welfare Department sources said, 17 new Covid deaths were reported from 13 districts with Khordha district registering maximum four deaths, followed by two each in Cuttack and Nayagarh district and one each in ten other districts.
Official sources said, 3,615 new cases were reported from 30 districts during the past 24 hours. 2,218 cases were found from the quarantine centres and 1,497 are local contact cases.