Gujarat reported its first COVID-19 death as a 67-year-old patient, undergoing treatment at Mahavir Hospital in Surat, passed away today.
The man, with travel history to Delhi and Jaipur, was admitted to the hospital on March 17 with several complications related to kidney and asthma. He tested positive for the coronavirus on March 21, officials said.
He did not have any travel history to a foreign country.
"The man, a coronavirus positive patient, died at a private hospital here on Sunday afternoon," Surat Collector Dhavalkumar Patel confirmed.
"He was admitted to a private hospital on March 17 with several health complications like kidney problem and asthma. He died around 2.50pm on Sunday," Surat Municipal Commissioner B.N. Pani said.
Apart from COVID-19, the patient suffered from various other ailments, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, multiple organ failure and acute kidney failure, Pani said.
"His family members and others whom he came in contact with him have already been placed in quarantine," the official said.
The state reported five more positive cases today, taking the total to 18.
Gujarat is in partial lockdown. It has announced that malls and shopping complexes will remain closed till March 25.
Section 144 of IPC has been imposed in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot.
(With inputs from Nandini Oza and PTI)