Five more die of COVID-19 in Gujarat; state toll rises to 58

Ahmemdabad, Apr 19 ({ Five more coronaviruspatients, including three women, died in Gujarat, taking thetoll in the state to 58, a health official said on Sunday.

Out of the five deaths, four were reported fromAhmedabad, and one from Surat, state principal secretary(health) Jayanti Ravi said.

Four out of these five victims suffered from co-morbidconditions like diabetes, kidney failure, and hypertension,she said.

The deceased from Ahmedabad included a 43-year-oldwoman who was also suffering from diabetes, and a 78-year-oldman who had a kidney ailment.

Besides, a 57-year-old man from suffering fromhypertension and a 66-year-old woman having no co-morbidcondition also died of coronavirus in Ahmedabad.

In Surat, a 56-year-old woman, who also hadhypertension, succumbed to COVID-19, the official said. KAPDGK GK