Coronavirus Update- Congress Leader Badruddin Shaikh Dies Due To Coronavirus In Ahmedabad

On Sunday, senior Congress leader and Ahmedabad corporator Badruddin Shaikh died due to coronavirus.

The 68-year-old Congressman was considered to be a senior and stalwart politician in the Gujarat Congress unit. He was hospitalized a week ago after his condition deteriorated during the home quarantine.

The news of his death was shared by Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil on Twitter. Taking to Twitter, Shaktisinh Gohil wrote: "My friend #Badru was a true #CoronaWarrior. He got infected with #coronavirus whilst helping poor people in #Ahmedabad #Gujarat. He is a big loss to our @INCGujarat family as he succumbed to #Covid_19. Lesson for all: Please take care and cooperate with your local authorities."

Badruddin Shaikh was a senior corporator, representing the Behrampura ward in Amdavad Municipal Corporation and had also been the spokesperson of the Gujarat Congress. Shaikh was a corporator from the Danilimada area in Ahmedabad. Since 2010-2015, Shaikh had been the leader of opposition in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.

With 230 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of positive coronavirus cases has risen to 3,301 in the state, said Gujarat Health Department. In a media bulletin, the health department informed that a total of 155 people have succumbed to COVID-19 and 313 people have been cured/discharged.

My friend #Badru was a true #CoronaWarrior . He got infected with #coronavirus whilst helping poor people in #Ahmedabad #Gujarat .He is a big loss to our @INCGujarat family as he succumbed to #Covid_19 . Lesson for all: Please take care and co operate with your local authorities. pic.twitter.com/52B0Ie4FDi

— Shaktisinh Gohil (@shaktisinhgohil) April 26, 2020

I am at loss of words. Badrubhai, as we called him was a stellar of strength and patience. A senior leader of our @INCGujarat family,I knew him since40 years when he was with YouthCongress.He was relentlessly working with poor people & was infected with #Covid_19. #RIP my friend. https://t.co/sjkGrBnbqq

— Shaktisinh Gohil (@shaktisinhgohil) April 26, 2020