Guj: Tally of COVID-19 patients rises to 128; death toll 11

Ahmedabad, Apr 5 () With 20 more persons, includinga 14-month-old boy in Jamnagar, testing coronavirus positivein Gujarat on Sunday, the number of patients in the state roseto 128, a senior health department official said.

A 61-year-old woman died of coronavirus infection inSurat on Sunday, a day after she tested positive, the deathtoll in the state climbed to 11, the official said.

"She was also suffering from diabetes," PrincipalSecretary (Health), Jayanti Ravi said.

Of the 20 new positive cases reported on Sunday, eightare from Ahmedabad, three from Surat, five from Bhavnagar, andone each from Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Kutch and Morbidistricts, she said.

Of them, 10 have direct or indirect links to thereligious congregation at Nizamuddin in Delhi, she added.

However, eight more patients recovered from anddischarged, taking the number such patients in the state to21, she said.

"The 14-month old baby boy from Jamnagar is admittedto MP Shah Hospital and is put on ventilator," Ravi said.

District-wise, Ahmedabad has reported the highestnumber of deaths at five, followed by Bhavnagar and Surat twoeach, and Panchmahal and Vadodara one each.

Of the 96 active cases, two are on ventilator,including a 14-month-old child, while the condition ofremaining 94 is stable, she said.

With new cases coming to light on Sunday, Amedabad hasreported the highest number of coronavirus positive cases at53, followed by Surat at 16, Gandhinagar at 13, Bhavnagar at13, Rajkot and Vadodara at 10 each, Porbandar at 3, GirSomnath and Kutch at 2 each, Mehsana, Panchmahal, Patan,Jamnagar, Morbi and Chhota Udepur at one each, she said.

Out of 128 patients, 78 are cases of localtransmission. As many as 33 patients have a history of visitsabroad, while 17 cases have a history of inter-state travel.The state government has tested a total 2,568 samples so far,of which results of 22 are pending.

Giving details of quarantined people, the healthdepartment said said a total 14,920 persons have been placedunder quarantine in the state, including 13,560 under homequarantine, 1,085 in government facilities, and 275 in privatefacilities. KA PDNP NP