By: Shree1news, 01 JUN 2021
BHUBANESHWAR: Odisha reported the highest single-day COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday as 37 people lost their lives, taking the toll to 2,791, a Health Department official mentioned.
The state also reported 8,735 new COVID-19 instances, pushing the tally to 7,73,732. These cases have been detected after testing 62,293 samples. At present, there are 89,956 active cases in Odisha. In the last 24 hours, 10,405 people have recovered.
The total recovery stands at 6,80,932. In all, 711 people have died of COVID-19 within the state in May. Khurda district, where state capital Bhubaneswar is situated, has alone accounted for 471 deaths, followed by Ganjam (284), Sundergarh (270) and Cuttack (165).
5 of the latest deaths have been reported from Angul and 4 individuals each died in Cuttack and Kalahandi. Of the new infections, 4,892 have been detected at quarantine centres, whereas the rest 3,843 have been local contact cases.
Khurda district reported the highest 1,222 new cases, adopted by Cuttack (673) and Balasore (566). Amongst those that died was noted football coach Nanda Kishore Patnaik.
Patnaik, 65, died at a private COVID-19 hospital in Bhubaneswar. Born in Baripada town in Mayurbhanj district, he had represented Odisha twice in Junior Football Championship, in 1977 and 1978.
He became coach in 1992-93 and trained women footballers. International women footballers Sradhanjali Samantray, Ranjita Mohanty and Prasanti Pradhan have been trained by him.
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