233 new Covid-19 cases detected in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district

The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district reached 9,449 on Thursday after 233 new patients were detected, a senior health official said.

Out of 24 Covid-19 patients who died in Gujarat since previous evening, 17 died in hospitals in Ahmedabad city alone, said Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.

The district



remains the worst-affected one in Gujarat with 9,449 cases and 619 deaths reported so far.

On the other hand, of 269 patients who walked out of hospitals across Gujarat upon full recovery on Thursday, 200 were discharged in Ahmedabad.

The state bus service has resumed in Gujarat but not in Ahmedabad in view of the massive spread of the virus.