Coronavirus cases in Gujarat rise to 1272 says Jayanti Ravi, Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare.
In Gujarat: 176 new COVID-19 cases reported, state tally reached at 1,272.
The number of Coronavirus positive cases in Gujarat rose to 1,272 after 176 new cases were reported today, a health department official said. Ahmedabad reported 142 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases in the city to 765, Principal Secretary (Health), Jayanti Ravi said.
Out of 176 new cases 142 in Ahmedabad and 13 in Surat. With 7 more death in state, death toll reached 48 and 88 patients were discharged.
Vadodara and Surat reported 13 new cases each, while Rajkot and Bhavnagar reported two cases each, and Anand, Bharuch and Panchmahal reported one case each.
Majority of the 142 cases reported in Ahmedabad are from the city’s COVID-19 hotspot areas, Ravi said.
A few cases are from other areas where intense surveillance is being carried out, she said.Two more patients were discharged, one each in Rajkot and Gandhinagar, taking the total number of recovered persons in the state to 88, Ravi said.
Sharpest rise of COVID cases in 12 hours in Gujarat
Of the 176 new COVID positive cases reported in Gujarat since past 12 hours, Ahmedabad alone reported some 142 cases. Ahmedabad’s tally is now at 765 cases of Coronavirus infection. Ahmedabad district now accounts for 60% of COVID cases in Gujarat.
