Two more coronavirus deaths in Gujarat; state toll rises to 26

Two more coronavirus patients died in Gujarat, taking the death toll in the state to 26, a health official said on Monday.

A 76-year-old man, who was also suffering from heart and lung ailments, died at the SVP Hospital in Ahmedabad.

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Besides, a 27-year-old man from Vadodara, who was admitted with dengue, tested positive of coronavirus and died while undergoing treatment at a hospital, state principal secretary (health) Jayanti Ravi said.

With this, total 26 coronaviruspatients have died in the state.

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"Maximum cases of death in the state are of patients who are elderly and with some co-morbid conditions," Ravi said.