Bhubaneswar, Sept. 8 -- Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 13 deaths due to Covid-19 while 3490 persons were tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

"Regret to inform of the demise of thirteen Covid positive patients while under treatment in hospitals," tweeted State Health and Family Welfare Department.

With this, the death toll mounted to 569 while the cumulative caseload reached 131382 which included 31362 active cases and 99398 recoveries, added the State H&FW department.

Three COVID deaths were reported from Puri while Ganjam, Mayurbhanj and Rayagada registered two deaths each and Cuttack, Kandhamal, Khurda and Sonepur districts witnessed one death each.

Similarly, of the fresh cases, 2094 were detected from various quarant...