Gujarat COVID-19 cases up by 256 to 3071; death toll 133
Ahmedabad, Apr 25 () The total number of COVID-19cases in Gujarat crossed the 3,000-mark on Saturday with 256more people testing positive for coronavirus, a Healthdepartment official said.
The total number of the cases in the state now stoodat 3071.
With six more persons succumbing to the COVID-19disease, the death toll has risen to 133, saidPrincipalSecretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.
"Five of the six deceased had co-morbidities likehypertension, diabetes, and heart disease," Ravi said.
While three of them died in Ahmedabad, one death eachwas reported from Anand, Vadodara and Surat, she said.
Of the 256 new cases, Ahmedabad, a coronavirushotspot, alone accounted for 182 cases, taking the number ofthe patients in the city to 2003. Surat, another hotspot, andVadodara reported 34 and 7 new cases, respectively.
With three deaths, the COVID-19 death toll inAhmedabad mounted to 86.
Anand, Banaskantha, Bhavnagar, Chhota Udepur,Gandhinagar, Mahisagar, Navsari, Panchmahal, Patan andSurendranagar also reported new COVID-19 cases, Ravi said.
"Of 2,656 active cases in the state, 30 are onventilators," she said.
Meanwhile, the number of the people recovered fromCOVID-19 disease rose by 17 to 282 on Saturday.
The fresh batch of the patients who have defeated thecoronavirus hailed from Bharuch, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Vadodara,Anand, Surat and Gandhinagar, Ravi added.
The state has so far conducted tests on 48,315patients, of which 3,071 tested positive for coronavirus, shesaid.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positivecases 3,071, new cases 256, deaths 133, discharged 282, activecases 2656 and people tested so far 48,315. KA PDNSK NSK