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Gujarat records 239 new COVID-19 cases, breaches 2,100-mark

Apr 21, 2020, 21:00 IST

PTI

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Ahmedabad, Apr 21 () The coronavirus case tallycrossed the 2,100-mark in Gujarat on Tuesday after 239 newinfections were reported, a health department official said.

With 239 new cases, a majority of them in Ahmedabad,the count in Gujarat rose to 2,178, the official said.

Ahmedabad reported 130 new cases, followed by Surat at78, Vadodara six, Aravalli and Banaskantha five each, Valsadthree, Botad and Rajkot two each, Mehsana, Bharuch, Dahod,Sabarkantha, Navsari, Gir Somnath, Kheda and Tapi one each,the official said.

Eight more patients were discharged, taking the numberof cured cases to 189, Principal Secretary (Health) JayantiRavi said.

Three patients were discharged from Ahmedabad, twofrom Mehsana, and one each from Kutch, Anand and Gir Somnathdistricts, she said.

Out of 1,949 active cases, 14 patients are onventilator, Ravi said. KA PD GKRSY RSY

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