Gujarat reports 201 new COVID-19 cases; tally 1939
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Para-Military soldiers from the Rapid Action Force (RAF) patrol Behrampura area following a stone pelting by locals on the police personnel during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Ahmedabad on April 20, 2020.
"Ahmedabad: Gujarat on Monday reported 201 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the number of the affected people in the state to 1939, a Health official said.
Ahmedabad reported the highest number of 152 cases while Surat reported 27 and Vadodara 8, the official said.
"With this, the total number of cases in Ahmedabad city shot up to 1173. Majority of cases are being detected from coronavirus hotspot zones," said Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.
While Aravalli district has reported 6 new cases, Kutch, Panchmahal and Rajkot each reported two cases, while one patient was found positive for coronavirus in Mahisagar.