Four more persons succumbed to Covid-19 in the State on Thursday, increasing the total death toll to 52. While three persons died in Ganjam district, Bhadrak reported the fourth death.

Out of the three deaths in Ganjam, one was a 65-year-old woman suffering from diabetes and hypertension; the second one was a 58-year-old man suffering from tubercular meningitis; and the third one was a 63-year-old man suffering from diabetes.

The fourth death was of a 58-year-old man in Bhadrak district, who was suffering from diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Besides, two other persons who were tested positive for the virus died while undergoing treatment at the hospital due to other causes. One among them was a 42-year-old man of Keonjhar district who succumbed to cancer. The other was an 88-year-old man of Bhadrak district who died due to pyrexia with acute kidney injury and metabolic acidosis.

On the day, the State recorded its highest single-day jump of 577 positive cases. With this, the total cases rose to 11,201 which included 4,128 active ones.

Ganjam district reported the day’s maximum 260 cases, followed by Sundargarh 83, Khordha 56, Keonjhar 48, Baleswar 30, Gajapati 17, Mayurbhanj 14, Cuttack 14. Jajpur nine, Angul seven, Jagatsinghpur seven, Koraput six, Boudh five, Puri five, Dhenkanal four, Kendrapada three, Sambalpur three, Bhadrak two and Jharsuguda, Kandhamal, Malkangiri and Nayagarh one each.

However, a record number of 401 patients recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 7,407 in the State. The highest 100 patients recovered in Ganjam, 67 Gajapati, 42 Cuttack, 32 Jajpur, 19 Deogarh, 18 Koraput, 15 Khordha, 14 Bargarh, 14 Bhadrak, 12 Baleswar, 10 Keonjhar and 10 Malkangiri, nine Jagatsinghpur, seven each Jharsuguda and Mayurbhanj, six Kandhamal, five each Nayagarh and Sambalpur, four Nabarangpur, three Kendrapada and two Dhenkanal.