Ahmedabad: 334 new COVID-19 cases take tally to 16,640

Ahmadabad alone reported 334 new Coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, taking the state's tally to 16,640. The virus claimed 22 more lives in the district during the day, which took the count of victims to 1,187.

Ahmedabad: As 334 new Coronavirus positive cases were reported on Sunday, the number of patients in Ahmadabad district of Gujarat rose to 16,640.

"The virus claimed 22 more lives in the district during the day, which took the count of victims to 1,187," the state health department said.

"Of the total 511 new cases reported across the state on Sunday, Ahmedabad alone reported 334. The district also recorded 22 of the 29 deaths in the state," it said.

"Of the 442 patients who recovered on Sunday, 224 were from Ahmadabad district," the department said.

As per the health bulletin issued by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the number of Coronavirus positive cases in Ahmadabad city rose to 15,443, and death toll rose to 1,141 by Sunday afternoon.

Of the 1,141 COVID-19 deaths recorded in Ahmedabad city hospitals, 968 were in nine government hospitals, while as many as 527 fatalities were reported from the civil hospital.

"Private hospitals have reported 172 deaths," the AMC said.

One fatality was also reported from a COVID care centre.

The city has registered the recovery rate of 71.9 per cent so far. Total 3,282 patients or 21 per cent of them are active.

Rural parts of Ahmedabad reported 29 new cases on Sunday, taking the total to 571 there, a release by the district panchayat said.

There are 128 or 22 per cent active cases the rural parts, while as many as 38 patients have died.

PTI