Ahmedabad Has 16,672 Cases Of 24,104 COVID Cases In Gujarat, State With Highest Mortality Rate
The coronavirus count in Gujarat grew to 24,104 after the state added 514 new cases on Monday, while the death toll rose to 1,506 with 28 new fatalities, 23 in Ahmedabad, said the state health department.
The coronavirus count in Gujarat grew to 24,104 after the state added 514 new cases on Monday., while the death toll rose to 1,506 with 28 new fatalities, 23 in Ahmedabad, said the state health department.
The health department added that with 339 more patients discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, the number of recoveries in the state increased to 16,672.
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The active cases in Gujarat stand at 5,926, of which 76 patients are on ventilators and the condition of other 5,855 is stable.
Gujarat has highest mortality rate
Government-run hospitals in Gujarat have made headlines stating the crumbling infrastructure and lack of medical staff as the number of COVID positive cases continue to rise. Additionally, Ahmedabad, home to more than seven million, is the worst-affected city in the state, accounting for more than 75 per cent of the state's caseload, and nearly all of its deaths, reports the BBC.
With more than 24,000 confirmed cases, Gujarat also has the country's fourth highest caseload.
But the state's fatality rate - the proportion of Covid-19 patients who have died - is the highest at 6.2 per cent. This is more than double the national average of 2.8 per cent.
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Vijay Rupani, the state's chief minister, has repeatedly blamed international travellers and those who attended Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi, which later turned into one of biggest hotspots.
Reports suggest that massive stigma associated with COVID is making people reluctant to seek help, in case they develop symptoms. Low testing in many parts of the city is another contributing factor to rising cases.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Gujarat over a news report which stated that the state has the highest mortality rate.
Covid19 mortality rate:
¡ª Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 16, 2020
Gujarat: 6.25%
Maharashtra: 3.73%
Rajasthan: 2.32%
Punjab: 2.17%
Puducherry: 1.98%
Jharkhand: 0.5%
Chhattisgarh: 0.35%
Gujarat Model exposed.https://t.co/ObbYi7oOoD
In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi quoted mortality rate figures from the report from across the states in the country and said the highest fatality rate has "exposed the Gujarat Model".
Tweeting a news report on a state in India with the highest mortality rate, Rahul Gandhi said, "Gujarat: 6.25%, Maharashtra: 3.73%, Rajasthan: 2.32%, Punjab: 2.17%, Puducherry: 1.98%, Jharkhand: 0.5%, Chhattisgarh: 0.35%. Gujarat Model exposed."
