LCJ inmate dies of coronavirus

Surat: A 70-year-old man lodged in Lajpore Central Jail (LCJ), died of Covid-19 during treatment at New Civil Hospital on Sunday. The deceased was hospitalised on August 14 after developing health complications.
Jivan Gamit, a resident of Valod in Tapi district, was declared dead by doctors at NCH. He was under treatment for Covid-19 infection. He developed health complications on August 14 and during tests he was found to be infected with coronavirus. His body was sent for cremation as per protocol.
Officials said Gamit was suffering from heart disease. “We are conducting random rapid tests regularly but nobody had tested positive,” said Dr KLN Rao, ADGP (prisons). TNN