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Ahmedabad, August 6
A blaze in the wee hours at a private hospital here has left eight Covid patients dead, a fire brigade official said on Thursday.
The victims were five men and three women, who were being treated at the ICU ward of the Covid-designated Shrey Hospital in Navrangpura area, the official said.
The fire broke out around 3.30 am on Thursday, he said.
Around 40 other Covid patients at the facility were rescued and shifted to a civic hospital in the city, he said.
"Eight coronavirus patients admitted to the ICU ward of Shrey Hospital have died due to the fire, which has been doused," said an official of the Ahmedabad Fire Department.
The cause of the fire is not yet known, he said.
With 1,073 new coronavirus positive cases, Gujarat's Covid tally reached 66,777 on Wednesday. The number of deceased has gone up to 2,557, an official said. PTI
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