94 new COVID-19 cases in Guj; state tally jumps to 2,272

Ahmedabad, Apr 22 () The number of coronaviruscases in Gujarat rose to 2,272 after 94 more people testedpositive for it in the state on Wednesday, a health departmentofficial said.

Ahmedabad reported 61 new cases, Surat-17, Vadodara-eight, Aravalli-five, Botad- two and Rajkot- one, principalsecretary (health) Jayanti Ravi said.

The state has so far reported 2,272 coronaviruspositive cases and 95 deaths. Till now, 144 people have beendischarged after recovery.

There are total 2,033 active cases. Of these, 13patients are on ventilator support, while the condition of2,020 is stable, the official said.

The state government has so far tested 37,059 samples,including 2,516 in the last 24 hours, she said. KA PDGK GK