by: Navjeevan Express

16 more corona positive cases in Gujarat, taking total number to 144

NE NEWS SERVICE

GANDHINAGAR, APRIL 6

The total number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat went up to 144 today as 16 new Covid-19 cases were reported today. Out of the 16 new patients, 10 of them have direct or indirect links to religious congregation organised by Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin in Delhi last month. So far, 11 patients have died while 21 have been discharged after recovery.

Gujarat Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi said 11 cases are from Ahmedabad, two from Vadodara, and one each in Mehsana, Patan, and Surat.

There were 16 new positive cases added to the Sunday’s total of 128. Out of the 16, 11 are in Ahmedabad, 2 in Vadodara and one in Surat, Patan, and Mehsana. All the positive cases are in their thirties.

With Monday’s addition, the total number of positive cases in the state has climbed to 144. The maximum number is in Ahmedabad (64), Surat (17), Gandhinagar and Bhavnagar (13 each), Vadodara (12), Rajkot (10), Porbandar (3), Kutch, Gir-Somnath, Mehsana, and Patan (2 each), Panchmahals, Chhota Udepur, Jamnagar and Morbi (one each).

“Out of the 144 positive cases, 110 are stable and 21 have been discharged while two cases are critical and they are on ventilators, including the 14-month-old infant,” said Jayanti Ravi, Gujarat health secretary.

“Out of the total 11 cases from Ahmedabad, 10 are from Muslim community, with 6 of them having travel history to Rajasthan and 3 to Delhi. The one male from Mehsana has also links to the Nizamuddin visit,” added Ravi.

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As more and more positive cases are found in Gujarat, especially from Ahmedabad’s Muslim dominated areas, the health authorities requested the Muslim community and religious leaders to help the administration in curbing the virus spread.

“Looking at the majority of cases coming from the Muslim dominated areas, we request the Muslim community leaders, religious leaders to help the government curb the spread of the virus and convince the community to cooperate with the administration in maintaining the lockdown situation in their areas. If they understand the implications of the situation, they will definitely co-operate,” added Ravi.

The local civic authorities in Ahmedabad, taking stern action, have imposed a total lockdown of such areas and barricaded them. Even the health officials have intensified their surveillance and are checking from door to door for the possible suspects of Coronavirus carriers.

Regarding all those persons from the Tablighi Jamaat, who have returned from Nizamuddin, Ravi said, “We are testing each and everyone who has returned from Nizamuddin. We will once again test them for the virus a week later so that if the symptoms of possible virus infection are not manifested now, it can be detected later.”

“We are in the process of procurement of RAT kits. The protocols for using this kit have been issued and we are hoping that by tomorrow evening we will have the kits,” added Ravi.

“Out of the total 144 cases, 33 had a travel history to foreign countries, 26 interstate travel and 85 have been locally infected,” added Ravi.

“Till now we have taken 2,714 samples out of which 2,531 are negative, 144 positive and 39 are pending,” added Ravi.

 

Among those who have recovered is a 70-year-old COVID-19 patient who was discharged from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Hospital on Sunday after he tested negative in the last 24 hours.

Intensive testing in COVID-19 hotspots of the state has led to several cases coming to light and many new patients have to link to the Nizamuddin congregation, Ravi said.