Bhubaneswar, July 25 -- On July 25, Odisha with 68 deaths due to Covid-19 figured among the top 3-states with new deaths, Maharashtra and Kerala were the other two. The trend is being maintained by the State since the beginning of July third week.

The moot question then is are the Covid-19 deaths during the second wave very high in Odisha?

As per the official data available with the Odisha Health Department, the total deaths duringthe second wave in the State as of date stood at a high of 3,507. The current case fatality rate based on average daily data has risen to3.2 per cent from 1.1 per cent in the third week of June. In the first wave, the total official deathsin Odisha reported by the State Health Department stood at around 1,995....