Gujarat: With 485 new cases, count goes up to 18,117; deaths 1,222

NE NEWS SERVICE

GANDHINAGAR, MAY 3

The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 18,117 with 485 new patients being detected on Wednesday, 290 in Ahmedabad alone, while the death toll rose to 1,122 with 30 patients dying, the health department said.

318 coronavirus patients also recovered on Wednesday, taking the total number of patients discharged so far in the state to 12,212.

Of these, 205 patients recovered in Ahmedabad alone.

The state’s current recovery rate is 67.4 percent, the health department said.

There are at present 4,783 active cases in Gujarat, with 64 patients on ventilators, it said.

Ahmedabad reported 290 new cases Wednesday, taking the total in the city to 13,063. Also, the district reported 22 COVID-19-related deaths, taking the total death figure in the district to 910.

In Surat, the number of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,793 with 77 new cases. In Vadodara, it went up to 1,140 with 34 more patients testing positive on Wednesday.

Gandhinagar reported 39 new cases and Banaskantha ten. A total of 19 districts reported new cases on Wednesday.

Apart from 22 deaths reported in Ahmedabad, Vadodara reported the death of three patients, Surat two and Bhavnagar, Kutch, and Navsari one each, taking the total death toll to 1,122.

Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 18,117, new cases 485, deaths 1,122, discharged 12,212, active cases 4,783 and people tested so far 2,27,898.

Ahmedabad COVID-19 tally crosses 13K-mark; deaths 910

The number of coronavirus positive patients in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat crossed the 13,000-mark on Wednesday with 290 new cases, the state health department said.

With 22 more people succumbing to the infection, the death toll in the district reached 910, it said.

As many as 205 patients were also discharged from hospitals here Wednesday, the health department said.

Most of the positive cases have been reported from Ahmedabad city area, while the rural parts of the district have reported 273 total cases so far.

Daskroi and Dholka talukas of the district have reported the highest number of cases at 91 and 90 respectively.

The suburbs and rural parts of the district have reported a recovery rate of 61 percent, as per the details provided by the district Panchayat officials.