Bhubaneswar: With the authorities confirming Sunday the death of one more patient, the toll from jaundice in Odisha's Sambalpur town since May has risen to 17.

Saroja Devi, 25, died at a hospital in Burla, 14 km from the district headquarters town of Samablpur Friday, Chief District Medical Officer J.K. Samantaray told IANS. She was pregnant, he said.