A 52-year-old coronavirus positive
patient died at a Surat hospital on Tuesday, taking the toll in Gujarat to 13, officials said.
The man had contracted the disease through local transmission and was undergoing treatment at a city hospital where he died, the health department of the Surat Municipal Corporation said in a bulletin.
The patient, who had pre-existing diseases, was declared coronavirus positive on Monday and was getting treatment at SMIMER Hospital, an official said.
He was also suffering from hypertension, diabetes and depression, the official said.
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