Bhubaneswar, July 15 -- Odisha on Thursday reported 66 new deaths due to Covid infection taking the death toll to 4,861 in the pandemic.

The maximum number of 21 fatalities was reported from Khordha district, 10 each from Bargarh and Sundargarh, eight from Balasore, seven from Sambalpur, two each from Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj and one each from Bolangir, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi and Puri.

"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 State Health department informed through its Twitter page.

The Covid positive tally in Odisha also rose to 9,47,859...