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GANDHINAGAR, MAY 13
The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 9,268 with 364 new cases being detected on Wednesday, 292 in Ahmedabad district alone, a health official said.
The death toll due to the pandemic increased to 566 with 29 patients dying, Principal Secretary (Health), Jayanti Ravi said.
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Among 16 districts where new cases were found, Ahmedabad reported 292, Surat 23, and Vadodara 18. The tally of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad rose to 6,645.
In Surat and Vadodara, it rose to 967 and 592, respectively.
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Again, out of 29 deaths, Ahmedabad accounted for 25. Three patients died in Surat and one in Patan.
The number of COVID-19-related deaths in Ahmedabad thus rose to 446, and that in Surat to 43.
શાકભાજીના ધંધાર્થીઓએ પૈસાની લેવડદેવડ માટે બે ડબ્બા રાખવાની નવી પહેલ શરૂ કરાવતા મ્યુનિ. કમિશનરશ્રી ઉદિત અગ્રવાલ : વોર્ડ નં.૭માં આ નવી સિસ્ટમ અમલમાં pic.twitter.com/f95GRIUB17
— Rajkot Municipal Corporation (@smartcityrajkot) May 13, 2020
316 patients were also discharged upon recovery on Wednesday. Ahmedabad reported the highest number of recovered patients at 238.
A total of 2,112 patients have been discharged from Ahmedabad hospitals.
39 patients are on ventilator in the state, Ravi said.
#GirSomnath staff is regularly checking the status of Home Quarantine of all persons who have entered the district to ensure full compliance and no mixing with general public@pkumarias@sdmuna123 @MGirsomnath @nagarpalika_una @mamuna37754876 pic.twitter.com/cbNvfXYJOP
— Collector Gir Somnath (@collectorgirsom) May 13, 2020
As many as 1,22,297 samples were tested in the state till Wednesday, 2,760 in the last 24 hours, she said.
Amreli district recorded its first coronavirus case on Wednesday. The pandemic, thus, has now spread to all 33 districts of Gujarat.
Ravi told reporters that drugs Ramdesivir and Interferon, which are being used for “WHO solidarity clinical trial” being conducted in Gujarat hospitals on coronavirus patients, have reached Ahmedabad.
વૈશ્વિક મહામારી કોરોનાના કારણે ઉભી થયેલ પરિસ્થિતિમાં ગરીબો-શ્રમિકો તેમજ જરૂરીયાતમંદ લોકોને ભોજનની મુશ્કેલી વેઠવી ન પડે તે માટે સુરતના કતારગામ ખાતે ‘સેવક એજ્યુકેશન એન્ડ ચેરિટેબલ ટ્રસ્ટ’ દ્વારા દરરોજ ૫૦૦૦ ફૂડપેકેટ તૈયાર કરીને સુરતના જુદા જુદા વિસ્તારોમાં વિતરણ કરવામાં આવે છે. pic.twitter.com/GorqwGYhf2
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) May 13, 2020
“Patented drug Ramdesivir, and another drug Interferon, which will be used on coronavirus patients as part of the WHO clinical trial, have reached Ahmedabad. These drugs are believed to be highly effective,” she said.
Apart from Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, the districts with the high number of cases in Gujarat are Gandhinagar (142), Bhavnagar (100), Banaskantha (82), Anand (80), Aravalli (76), Mehsana (67), Rajkot (66), Botad (56).
Gujarat COVID-19 figures: Positive cases: 9,268, new cases: 364, deaths: 566, discharged: 3,562, active cases: 5,140; people tested so far: 1,22,297.
Ahmedabad cases up by 292; death toll 446
The count of COVID-19 cases in hotspot Ahmedabad mounted to 6,645 on Wednesday with 292 more people testing positive for coronavirus while the number of fatalities rose to 446 with 25 deaths, a Health official said.
"મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી વિજયભાઈ રૂપાણીના નેતૃત્વમાં ગુજરાત સરકારની કામગીરી કાબિલેદાદ છે. આ સેન્ટરમાં સમયસર નાસ્તો, જમવાનું અને રોજેરોજ સફાઈ તેમજ આરોગ્ય વિભાગ દ્વારા જરૂરી તપાસ વગેરે કામગીરી પરિવારના સભ્યોની જેમ કરવામાં આવી હતી. ગુજરાત સરકારની આ વ્યવસ્થા નો આભાર માનવા મારી પાસે શબ્દો નથી pic.twitter.com/apQb9SNaJF
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) May 13, 2020
With 238 patients being discharged from hospitals, the number of the recovered patients in Ahmedabad district has gone up to 2,112, the official said.
Meanwhile, civic authorities on Wednesday decided to provide some relaxations in the lockdown in ten containment zones by allowing shops of essential items to remain open for five hours every day from May 15 on certain conditions.
"મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી વિજયભાઈ રૂપાણીના નેતૃત્વમાં ગુજરાત સરકારની કામગીરી કાબિલેદાદ છે. આ સેન્ટરમાં સમયસર નાસ્તો, જમવાનું અને રોજેરોજ સફાઈ તેમજ આરોગ્ય વિભાગ દ્વારા જરૂરી તપાસ વગેરે કામગીરી પરિવારના સભ્યોની જેમ કરવામાં આવી હતી. ગુજરાત સરકારની આ વ્યવસ્થા નો આભાર માનવા મારી પાસે શબ્દો નથી pic.twitter.com/MXCo8GADLT
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) May 13, 2020
Home delivery and opening of wholesale vegetable and fruit markets will not be allowed in the containment zones.
However, shops selling groceries, vegetables, and fruits will be allowed to remain open between 8 am and 1 pm, officials said, adding that shop owners and their staff will have to carry “health screening cards” issued by the municipal corporation with the seven-day validity.
Century it is! A total of 103 patients discharged today from the Samras, Covid Care Center. Moreover, only 369 patients are left at Covid Care Center and will be discharged soon after treatment.@PMOIndia @CMOGuj @drrajivguptaias @Mukeshias @ibijalpatel#AmdavadFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/2YBHdNw4MY
— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) May 12, 2020
Shops to remain open from 8 am to 1 pm in 10 containment zones
Officials said residents of these containment zones will be allowed to come out of their houses between 8 am and 1 pm only to purchase essential items, and no person will be allowed to go out to other parts of the city.
Among other conditions, shopkeepers will have to wear face masks, hand gloves, and keep sanitisers for themselves and their customers. They will also have to follow social distancing norms and to keep a separate tray to exchange money to avoid direct contact, the AMC said in a release.
The civic body has been issuing health cards to grocery shop owners and vegetable and milk vendors in the city after screening them for coronavirus.
Wards of Khadia, Jamalpur, Shahpur, Dariapur, Danilimda, Baherampura, Asarwa, Gomtipur, Saraspur, Maninagar have been marked as containment zones.
Complete lockdown in auto hub Sanand
The Gujarat government has ordered a complete lockdown of Sanand town following a spurt in coronavirus cases in the last few days. Sanand has been placed under a strict lockdown for five days, starting May 13 (Wednesday). Sanand, located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, is known as the automobile hub of the state.
The decision was taken following the rising number of coronavirus cases in the town, which is 25 km from Ahmedabad. According to the order issued by the administration, no shop will be allowed to operate in the town between May 13 and May 17. Only shops selling milk and medicines will be allowed to operate.
“We are witnessing an increasing number of Covid-19 cases in areas around Sanand town like Dholka, Daskroi, Shela, etc. To check the spread of the infection from those areas to Sanand, this decision has been taken,” Prant Officer JJ Patel said.
