Bhubaneswar, July 29 -- Odisha on Thursday reported 65 new deaths due to Covid-19 infection taking the death toll to 5,768 in the pandemic.

The maximum number of nine fatalities was reported from Khordha district, seven from Bargarh, six from Sundargarh, five each from Jharsuguda and Sambalpur, three each from Angul, Bolangir, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jajpur and Puri, two each from Bhadrak, Gajapati, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara and one each from Balasore, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Koraput, Mayurbhanj and Nuapada.

"This list does not reflect deaths occurring on a particular day. It gives details of past deaths for which the death audit process has been duly completed and the cause of death has been identified as due to Covid-19," the Stat...