Guj COVID-19 cases up by 226 to 3,774: 19 deaths in Ahmedabad

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Ahmedabad, Apr 28 () Gujarat on Tuesday reported226 new coronavirus positive cases, with Ahmedabad aloneaccounting for 164, taking the total number of the affectedpeople in the state to 3,774, a Health department officialsaid.

At 19, Ahmedabad reported its highest single-dayfatalities due to COVID-19, taking the overall death toll inthe state to 181, the official said.

Vadodara and Surat reported 15 and 14 coronaviruspositive cases, respectively.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad, Vadodaraand Surat now stands at 2,543, 570, and 255, respectively.

These three districts account for nearly 90 per centof the total coronavirus positive cases in Gujarat.

"All 19 deaths were reported from Ahmedabad. 15 of thedeceased were suffering from comorbid conditions," saidPrincipal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.

At 2,543 cases and 128 deaths, Ahmedabad tops thechart in the state, followed by Surat (570 cases) and Vadodara(255 cases), she said.

Other districts that have reported new cases are:Anand (9), Bhavnagar (1), Bharuch (2), Botad (6), Gandhinagar(6), and Rajkot (9), Ravi said.

A total of 40 people in the state were dischargedafter recovering from COVID-19, takng their total number to434 so far. 29 of the new recoveries are from Ahmedabad.

Among those who have recovered from the coronavirusinfection is a 90-year-old man from Bhavnagar who wasundergoing treatment at hospital since April 5 and was onoxygen support, Ravi said.

Another patient included a woman from Kutch whoremained hospitalised for nearly 36 days and tested positivefor coronavirus repeatedly for ten times before finallytesting negative, she said.

Ravi said two coronavirus positive women gave birth onTuesday in Rajkot and Bhavnagar.

"Though the babies have tested negative forcoronavirus, their mothers will have to take extra care whilefeeding them," she said.

A total of 2,526 samples were tested in the last 24hours, Ravi said, adding that a total of 56,101 samples havebeen tested so far.

Coronavirus cases are reported from 30 of total 33districts in Gujarat.

Apart from Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara,districts ofAnand (60), Rajkot (55), Bhavnagar (41), Bharuch (31), andGandhinagar (36) have reported cases in double digits amongothers.

Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positivecases 3,774, new cases 226, deaths 181, discharged 434, activecases 3,159 and people tested so far 56,101. KA PDNSK NSK