 "Gujarat: Ahmedabad's Covid-19 case count nears 27,000-mark; six more die")
The number of COVID-19 cases in
Ahmedabad district of Gujarat mounted by 151 to 26,969 on Monday, state health department said.
Death toll went up to 1,609 with six patients succumbing to the infection in the day, it said.
A totalof 109 patients were discharged in the day, including 100 in Ahmedabad city and 9 in rural areas, taking the total count to 21,801 in the district.
Of 151 new cases, 139 cases were reported from Ahmedabad city while 12 patients were detected in rural areas.
All six fatalities were reported from Ahmedabad municipal corporation areas, the department said.