As many as 12 Odia people have died of Cpvid-19 in Gujarat in last 10 days , informed Odia migrants staying in that State.
In the latest case, on April 7, the husband of Ganjam district’s Gangadharpur gram panchayat’s former Sarpanch succumbed to the virus, informed his family sources.
“He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Surat for last five days and over Rs 3 lakh was spent on his treatment. But he ultimately succumbed to the virus,” said a family member. Describing how grave the situation has become in Gujarat, he said, “We reached the crematorium there at 11 am the same day to perform his last rites. But the cremation was done late at 6 pm as the site was already crowded.”
Sources said hospitals in Gujarat are running out of beds to provide treatment to Covid-19 patients. The 12 Odias, who died in Gujarat, include three in the Pandesara area and four in the Amroli area in that State.