45 new COVID-19 cases in Guj; state tally climbs to 617

Ahmedabad, Apr 14 () The number of coronaviruscases in Gujarat rose to 617 as 45 more people tested positivefor the disease, the state health department said on Tuesday.

Among the new cases, 31 were reported from Ahmedabad,nine from Surat, two from Mehsana, and one each fromBhavnagar, Dahod and Gandhinagar, it said.

A 20-year-old patient was also discharged from ahospital in Ahmemdabad, taking the total number of those whorecovered to 55.

The state has so far reported 26 deaths due tocoronavirus.

Ahmedabad has till now reported 351 COVID-19 cases and13 deaths, while Vadodara has reported 107 cases. KA PDGK GK