Ahmedabad's COVID-19 count up by 235 to 19,386; 15 more die

With 235 new cases in the day, the cumulative count in Ahmedabad district has gone up to 19,386. A total of 14,394 of these cases have recovered, with 381 getting discharged in the day.

Ahmedabad: The number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad mounted by 235 to 19,386 on Tuesday, state Health department said.

With 15 more persons succumbing to the viral infection, the death toll went up to 1,363, it said.

While 230 of the 235 cases were reported from the Ahmedabad city municipal limits, five cases were reported from part of the district.

13 of the 15 fatalities were reported from the city limits and two in other parts of Ahmedabad district, it said.

With 381 more people getting discharged in the day, the number of the recovered cases in the district rose to 14,394.

According to state health department, Gujarat on Tuesday reported 549 new COVID-19 cases and 26 deaths. The number of recovered cases rose to 20,521 with 604 more patients getting discharged in the day.

Gujarat now has 6,197 active cases, of which the condition of 62 patients is critical. A total of 3,34,326 samples have been testes so far, it said.

PTI