NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, JUNE 19
Gujarat recorded 540 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest detected on a single day, taking the state’s total positive cases to 26,198 and Ahmedabad’s 18,258.
In Ahmedabad, Poor & Needy Corona patients get best treatment in more than 50 pvt designated hospitals, entire cost is borne by AMC. 1469 patients are under treatment. Shri Saurabh shares his story.@PMOIndia @CMOGuj @ibijalpatel @drrajivguptaias @Mukeshias @aajtak pic.twitter.com/vtYWsfHtH9
— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) June 19, 2020
Coronavirus claimed 27 more lives in the state, taking its death toll to 1,619. As many as 340 patients were cured and discharged from hospitals on Friday.
The state has 6,412 active cases, of which 6,345 patients are stable, whereas 67 critical patients are still on ventilators.
યોગ સપ્તાહ નિમિત્તે 'યોગ કરીશું, કોરોનાને હરાવીશું' અભિયાન અંતર્ગત મનગમતા યોગાસન કરવામાં આવ્યા. pic.twitter.com/wv7edGyqOp
— DEO & Collector Kheda (@collectorkheda) June 19, 2020
On Friday, health authorities carried out 5,557 RT-PCR tests, of which 540 tested positive.
ચાલો યોગને જીવનમાં સ્થાન આપો અને કોરોના ને જાકારો આપો @UtsavIAS @Collectorbotad @pkumarias #DoYogaBeatCorona pic.twitter.com/18nQIQQN8t
— MAMLATDAR BARVALA (@MBarvala) June 19, 2020
Of these new cases, 312 were detected in Ahmedabad (57.77%, followed by Surat 93, Vadodara 45, Mahesana 12, Gandhinagar, Bharuch and Jamnagar 9 each, Patan 8, Aravalli 7, Rajkot 5, Kutch, Junagadh and Narmada 4 each, Valsad 3, Bhavnagar, Sabarkantha, Kheda, Dahod and Surendranagar 2 each and Banaskantha, Mahisagar, Anand, Panchmahals, Chotta Udepur and Navsari one each.
//COVID-19 Discharge//આજ તા.૧૯/૦૬/૨૦૨૦ ના રોજ સાબરકાંઠા જિલ્લામાંથી કુલ-૦૪ COVID-19 Positive દર્દીઓને સરકારશ્રીની માર્ગદર્શિકા મુજબ Discharge કરેલ છે. જેમાં GMERS હોસ્પિટલમાંથી ૦૨, કોવિડ કેર સેન્ટરમાંથી ૦૧ અને એપોલો હોસ્પિટલમાંથી ૦૧ દર્દીનો સમાવેશ થાય છે.@CMOGuj @pkumarias pic.twitter.com/9UfXOh7oSG
— . (@CollectorSK) June 19, 2020
Of the 27 fatalities, Ahmedabad had the highest 21, with four from Surat and one patient each in Mahesana and Surendranagar.
અમદાવાદ શહેરમાં માસ્ક ન પહેરવા, થુકવા અને કોવિડ-19 ભંગ બદલ રુપિયા 567600 નો આજ રોજ દંડ કરેલ છે જે ની વિગતો નીચે મુજબ છે. #AhmedabadFightsCorona #mask4all #SocialDistancing #Handwashing @InfoGujarat @Mukeshias @drrajivguptaias pic.twitter.com/GElKxCByhW
— C R Kharsan (IAS) (@CKharsan) June 19, 2020
Despite a decrease in its corona cases, Ahmedabad’s death toll rate remained around 81 percent. As many as 581 of the total 1,619 patients have succumbed to the virus during just 19 days of June.
Of the total deaths, 1,299 succumbed in Ahmedabad alone, followed by 116 in Surat, 49 in Vadodara, 23 in Gandhinagar, 15 in Panchmahals, 14 in Aravalli, 13 each in Bhavnagar and Anand, 11 in Patan, 10 in Mahesana and 8 in Banaskantha.
#Coronaupdates
Ahmedabad rural district#IndiaFightsCoronavirus pic.twitter.com/s1M02WzWwC— Arun Mahesh Babu (@ArunMaheshIAS) June 19, 2020
Gujarat has one of the highest mortality rates for corona patients in the country at 6.20%.
With 340 more patients discharged, the total climbed to 18,169 in the state.
Of Gujarat’s 26,198 cases, Ahmedabad continues to lead with 18,258, followed by Surat 2,953, Vadodara 1,775, Gandhinagar 540, Mahesana 205, Bhavnagar 180, Rajkot 177, Aravalli 164, Banaskantha 160, Sabarkantha Panchmahals with 148 each, Anand 141, Patan 137, Bharuch 124, Mahisagar 122, Kheda 115, Kutch 108, Jamnagar 107, Surendranagar 86, Botad 70, Valsad 62, Junagadh 57, Gir-Somnath 53, and 50 patients from other states.
Wash your hands properly!
#Yoga #Mudra #COVID19 #AhmedabadFightsCorona #YogaMudra #India #DoYogaBeatCorona pic.twitter.com/nsB38oqZ9O— Arun Mahesh Babu (@ArunMaheshIAS) June 19, 2020
Of the total 3,14,301 RT-PCR tests in the state, 2,88,103 returned negative results.
As many as 2,17,590 people are quarantined in the state, of which 2,23,661 are lodged in their homes and 2,939 in government facilities.
312 new coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad district, 21 deaths
The number of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad district rose to 18,258 with 312 new patients reported on Friday, the Gujarat health department said.
The district also reported the death of 21 COVID-19 patients, taking the total fatalities to 1,296.
12,767 patients have recovered in the district with 206 patients getting discharged from hospitals on Friday, the department said.
The district thus reported 312 out of 540 new cases detected in Gujarat during the day and 21 out of 27 deaths.
As per the Ahmedabad Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association, 770 out of 1,035 available beds across 52 private hospitals in the city – which have been requisitioned by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for the treatment of COVID-19 patients – are occupied at present.
41 ICUs beds without ventilators and 15 ICUs beds with ventilators are available at these hospitals. The total capacity in these two categories at private hospitals is 164 and 76 beds, respectively.
Ahmedabad city has reported 17,285 cases as of Friday afternoon, with 1,245 fatalities, and there are 3,604 active cases.
