Bhubaneswar, Jun 7 (PTI) A 55-year-old man died due to COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the number of coronavirus fatalities in the state to nine, a health department official said on Sunday.

He was suffering from tuberculosis and other comorbidities, he said.

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"Regret to inform that a 55-year-old male patient of Ganjam district, who tested positive for COVID-19, has passed away, while under treatment in hospital," the department said in a statement.

Meanwhile, 75 more people from 16 districts tested positive for the virus during the last 24 hours, pushing the tally in the state to 2,856, of which 1,129 are active cases.

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Till Saturday, 1,716 patients have recovered from the deadly disease, the department said.

Ganjam district tops the list of COVID-19 cases at 598, followed by Jajpur with 319 infections.

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