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With 226 new coronavirus positive cases, Ahmedabad alone accounting for 164 new cases, taking the total number of the affected people in the state to 3,774, a health department official said.
At 19, Ahmedabad reported its highest single-day fatalities due to Covid-19, taking the overall death toll in the state to 181, the official said.
Vadodara and Surat reported 15 and 14 coronavirus positive cases, respectively.
The number of Covid-19 cases in Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat now stands at 2,543, 570, and 255, respectively.
These three districts account for nearly 90 per cent of the total coronavirus positive cases in Gujarat.
“All 19 deaths were reported from Ahmedabad. 15 of the deceased were suffering from comorbid conditions,” said principal secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.
At 2,543 cases and 128 deaths, Ahmedabad tops the chart 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 discharged after recovering from Covid-19, takng their total number to 434 so far. 29 of the new recoveries are from Ahmedabad.
