Odisha records one more COVID-19 fatality, 112 fresh cases
Jun 12, 2020, 13:02 IST
Bhubaneswar, Jun 12 () Odisha reported one more COVID-19 fatality and 112 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus, a health department official said on Friday.
The cause of the death was "acute respiratory distress syndrome", he said.
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"Regret to report the death of a COVID positive 55- year-old male of Ganjam (district), while under treatment in hospital," the Health and Family Welfare Department said in a statement.
The state also recorded 112 new cases, including 21 disaster response personnel who were engaged in cyclone Amphan restoration work in West Bengal.
Odisha now has a total of 3,498 COVID-19 cases of which 1,131 are active, while 2,354 patients have so far recovered from the disease. COVID-19 has claimed 10 lives in the state so far.
As many as 107 of the fresh cases were reported from quarantine centres for returnees, officials said. AAM RBT DV DV(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)