Gujart COVID-19 count rises by 201 to 1,939; 8 more die
Ahmedabad, Apr 20 () More than 200 fresh cases ofcoronavirus were detected in Gujarat, taking the tally to1,939 on Monday, while the death toll rose to 71 after eightmore patients succumbed to the infection, a state healthdepartment official said.
Out of the 201 new cases detected in the last 24hours, Ahmedabad alone accounted for 152, followed by Surat at27 and Vadodara at eight, the official said.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabaddistrict rose to 1,248, of which 1,173 are from the city, theofficial said.
A majority of the cases in Ahmedabad city has comefrom zones designated as COVID-19 hotspots, PrincipalSecretary (Health), Jayanti Ravi said.
Among other districts that reported new cases wereAravalli (6), Kutch (2), Mahisagar (1), Panchmahal (2) andRajkot (2).
Out of the eight deaths reported on Monday, Ahmedabadaccounted for six, taking the toll in the district to 38.
Two deaths were reported from Surat.
All but two of these patients suffered from co-morbidconditions like hypertension, diabetes, heart disease andkidney disease, among others, Ravi said.
Among other districts with a high number of cases,Surat has so far reported 269 infections and Vadodara 188.
The state also reported a significant jump in thenumber of recovered patients with 26 more discharged onMonday, taking the count of cured cases to 131, she said.
Of the discharged patients, 20 were from Ahmedabad,three from Rajkot, and one each from Bhavnagar, Sabarkanthaand Gandhinagar, she said.
Out of 1,637 active COVID-19 patients, 19 are onventilator, while the condition of others is stable.
Sharing profile of 67 COVID-19 patients who have diedin the state, Ravi said 90 per cent of them either had eitherrisk factors or suffered from co-morbidities or both.
In the last 24 hours, 4,212 samples were tested forcoronavirus, Ravi said, adding so far, a total 33,316 sampleshave been tested in the state.
District-wise, Ahmedabad has reported the highest,1,248, cases, followed by Vadodara 188, Surat 269, Rajkot 38,Bhavnagar 32, Anand 28, Bharuch 23, Gandhinagar 17, Patan 15,Panchmahal 11, Narmada 12, Banaskantha 10, Chhota Udepur andAravalli seven each, Kutch and Mehana six each, Botad five,Porbandar, Mahisagar and Dahod three each, Gir Somnath, Khedaand Sabarkantha two each, and Jamnagar and Morbi one each. KA PD GK NSKRSY RSY