More 349 new Covid-19 cases reports in Ahmedabad along with 39 deaths in single day

Ahmedabad on Tuesday reported its highest single-day spurt in coronaviruscases so far at 349, while daily fatalities in the district also reached a new high of 39, the Gujarat heath department said.

With the latest figures, the number of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad rose to 4,425, while the death toll shot up to 273, it said.

As many as 84 more patients were discharged from hospitals in Ahmedabad, raising the number of recovered people to 704, the department said.

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of the total 39 single-day deaths, 23 were men and 16 women, it said.

The case death rate of Ahmedabad city is 5.8 per cent, which is higher than the national incidence of 3.2 per cent.

The city on Monday had reported 26 deaths, while the fatality figures were 23 and 20 on last Sunday and Saturday, respectively.

The number of fresh cases at 349 was also the highest single-day spike in the city so far. For the last four days the city was recording 250 to 275 cases every day.