AHMEDABAD : The number of COVID-19 cases in Gujarat crossed the 10,000-mark on Saturday, with 1,057 new patients being found positive for coronavirus including 709 "super spreaders" in Ahmedabad, which accounted for 14 of the total 19 deaths, a Health official said.
The total cases now stands at 10,989 while the number of fatalities rose to 625, the official said. "Ten of the 19 deceased were suffering from comorbidities," said Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi. "Apart from 348 new cases reported on Saturday, the state health department has added a tally of 709 'super spreaders' on Friday who were found coronavirus positive in Ahmedabad during the tests conducted over the last one week following a massive screening of 33,500 such