A 78-year-old COVID-19 patient from Gujarat's Godhra, who was under treatment at a hospital in Vadodara, died on Thursday night. The District Chief Medical Officer of Vadodara, Uday Tilwat informed about the new fatality in the state. With this, the coronavirus death toll in Gujarat reaches eight. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 cases in Gujarat rose to 88 on Thursday while eight people have been recovered and were discharged from the hospitals.
Earlier on Thursday morning, a 52-year-old man died in Vadodara due to the coronavirus infection.
Out of the 1,826 persons tested so far in Gujarat for coronavirus, 1,714 tested negative, 88 tested positive and 24 results were awaited, Meanwhile, over 18,800 persons are under quarantine in the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his video conference with chief ministers on Thursday stressed simple immunity-boosting measures such as drinking warm water, practicing yoga and consuming milk mixed with turmeric powder.
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