Bhubaneswar, Oct. 22 -- The COVID-19 toll is inching towards 1200-mark in Odisha after 15 more Corona patients died of the deadly virus in the last 24 hours.

With this, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 mounted to 1,196 in Odisha.

The new COVID deaths were reported from 8 districts. While 3 more persons each succumbed to COVID-19 in Mayurbhanj and Angul districts in a single day, 2 each died in Dhenkanal, Khordha and Sonepur districts. The virus claimed 1 each in Sundargarh, Cuttack and Puri districts in the last 24 hours.

1. A 50-year old female of Dhenkanal district.

2. A 42-year old male of Dhenkanal district who was also suffering from Diabetes.

3. A 29-year old female of Rourkela.

4. A 73-year old male of Cuttack who was als...