Bhubaneswar, Sept. 26 -- As many as 16 persons infected with COVID-19 died due to the virus in the last 24 hours in Odisha taking to the toll to 783.

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

The fresh deaths were reported from 9 districts. While Khordha district registered 4 more deaths in the last 24 hours, 3 each succumbed to COVID-19 in Koraput and Puri districts. One each died in Balasore, Balangir, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur and Mayurbhanj districts.

1.A 45 year old male of Balasore district.

2.A 58 year old male of Balangir district who was also suffering from Hypertension.

3.A 51 year old male of Bhuba...