Covid 19: Six new cases, two more deaths in Gujarat, state govt. starts its dashboard

Evening update:

Coronavirus spread in Gujarat: Total confirmed cases till evening today 44. Deaths so far 03. Latest case since morning bulletin 01 from Rajkot (male, 37, local transmission). Total cases district wise – Amdavad 15, Vadodara 08, Surat 07, Gandhinagar 07, Bhavnagar 01, Kutch 01.

Earlier in the morning

Gandhinagar: Gujarat has reported two more Novel Corona Virus (Covid 19) infection deaths in last 24 hours taking the toll so far to 3.

In the last 24 hours 5 more people have tested positive taking the total number of infections (including the 3 deceased) so far to 43.

Meanwhile, the state government has also started its dashboard http://gujcovid19.gujarat.gov.in for updated details on the corona virus situation.

Principal Secretary to Health and Family Welfare department in the state Mrs Jayanti Ravi today said that so far 43 positive cases of corona virus have been reported and there are 3 deaths due to it in the state. Among the two deaths in last 24 hours a 85 year old woman died in Ahmedabad while a 70 year old man with co-morbid conditions (diabetes and hypertension) died in Bhavnagar today. Earlier one 69 year man with co-morbidity had died in Surat.

Among the five new cases one each were in Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Bhavnagar. Among them two were woman and one man has recent travel history to Corona hit UK.

Mrs Ravi said thatChief Minister Vijay Rupani is constantly monitoring the situation. He has also appealed to the citizens to take special care of senior citizens during the lock-down and also maintain the social distancing measures even inside their homes.

Out of total 43 positive cases reported so far in the state, the maximum 15 are in Ahmedabad, 7 in Surat, 4 in Rajkot, 8 in Vadodara, 7 in Gandhinagar, 1 each in Bhavnagar and Kutch. Citizens of the state have also been strongly urged to make maximum use of the Healthcare Helpline Services 104 and 108 if they experience symptoms such as fever, cold, cough etc, she said.

She also said that a dashboard http://gujcovid19.gujarat.gov.in has been made functional by the state government’s health department for updated details of the corona virus. On which the details about Corona will be updated twice a day.

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