Covid-19 claims seven Catholic priests in Indian state
In Gujarat, PM Modi s heartland, the health system is collapsing under the weight of the pandemic
Burning funeral pyres of Covid-19 victims during a mass cremation in Surat in Gujarat state on April 13. (Photo: AFP)
Seven Catholic priests have died of Covid-19 in the space of four days in India’s Gujarat state, one of the worst-hit areas where government and private hospitals are adding more beds as infections spiral out of control.
In one day, April 19, Gujarat reported as many as 7,107 fresh coronavirus cases and 177 deaths. The death toll has reached 5,494 since the pandemic hit the western state last year.