Six more death from coronavirus in Gujarat, Total cases 1939

Ahmedabad, Apr 21 () The death toll due tocoronavirus rose to 77 in Gujarat as six more people succumbed to the disease, a health official said on Tuesday. Five of these deaths were reported from Ahmedabad, andone from Bhavnagar, principal secretary (health) Jayanti Ravi said.

All the victims suffered from co-morbid conditions like diabetes, hypertension and kidney disease, she said.

The deceased included four women and two men, all inthe age group of 50 to 72 years, she said.

Ahmedabad, Apr 20 () Gujarat on Monday reported 201 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the number of the affected people in the state to 1939, a Health official said.

Ahmedabad reported the highest number of 152 cases while Surat reported 27 and Vadodara 8, the official said.

"With this, the total number of cases in Ahmedabad city shot up to 1173. Majority of cases are being detected from coronavirus hotspot zones," said Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.

While Aravalli district has reported 6 new cases,Kutch, Panchmahal and Rajkot each reported two cases, while one patient was found positive for coronavirus in Mahisagar