228 new COVID-29 cases in Guj; state tally rises to 1,604

Ahmedabad, Apr 19 () The number of coronaviruscases in Gujarat rose to 1,604 on Sunday after 228 more peopletested positive for the infection, an official said.

Of the total new cases, 140 were reported fromAhmedabad, taking the district's tally to 1,002, stateprincipal secretary (health) Jayanti Ravi said.

Besides, Surat reported 67 new cases, Vadodara-eight,Rajkot-five, Banaskantha and Bhavnagar-two each, and Botad,Chhota Udepur and Mehsana- one each, she said.

Out of 1,443 active cases in Gujarat, nine patientsare on ventilator support, while the condition of the rest isstable, she said.

Total 28,212 samples have been tested so far in thestate for coronavirus, she added. KA PDGK GK