Bhubaneswar, Jul 12 (PTI) Odisha reported a Covid-19 death on Tuesday after a gap of over two months, as a 78-year-old man succumbed to the disease in Bhubaneswar, taking the toll to 9,127, the health department said in a bulletin.

Also Read | Madhya Pradesh Rains: Lightning Strikes Claims 47 Lives in a Week; Health Department Issues Guidelines.

The state had registered its last coronavirus fatality on May 2 when two persons died.

Also Read | Nothing Phone (1) With Snapdragon 778G+ SoC Now Official, Check Price & Other Details Here.

Odisha's coronavirus caseload rose to 12,94,585 on Tuesday as 509 more people tested positive for the infection. On Monday, the state had logged 572 fresh cases.

Fifty-two children were among those afflicted with the disease, the bulletin said.

The test positivity rate was 3.48 as the cases were detected out of 14,618 samples.

Khurda, where the capital Bhubaneswar is located, reported the highest number of 200 infections, followed by 100 in Cuttack.

Odisha now has 3,539 active cases, while 12,81,866 people recovered from the infection.

The bulletin said that 53 Covid-19 patients have also died due to comorbidities so far.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)