AHMEDABAD : The total number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat went up to 144 today as 16 new Covid-19 cases were reported today.
Out of the 16 new patients, 10 of them have direct or indirect link to religious congregation organised by Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin in Delhi last month.
Gujarat Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi said 11 cases are from Ahmedabad, two from Vadodara, and one each in Mehsana, Patan and Surat.
Nine patients from Ahmedabad and one from Mehsana have link to the Nizamuddin religious event, the official said. So far, 11 patients have died while 21 have been discharged after recovery, she said.