<span style="color: #222222;">In Gujarat, 380 new Covid 19 positive cases and 28 deaths were reported on Wednesday taking the total case count to 6,625. The total deaths due to Covid 19 rose to 396.<br />''<br />''State Health department said, Ahmedabad reported the highest 291 cases and 25 deaths on Wednesday.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that all the shops in Ahmedabad except the shops selling milk and medicines will remain closed till 15th May in wake of rising number of cases in the city.<br />''<br />''Principal Secretary of department of Health Jayanti Ravi said 119 people were discharged after recovery on Wednesday taking the overall number of discharge in the state to 1,500.<br />''<br />''The number of active cases in Gujarat now stands at 4,729 while 26 patients are on ventilator.<br />''<br />''The cases in Ahmedabad rose to 4735.<br />''<br />''To control the spread of coronavirus in Ahmedabad city, civic authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of all the shops except those selling milk and medicines for a week.<br />''<br />''This also includes shops selling fruits and vegetables.<br />''<br />''Eight companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed in the city to further strengthen the lockdown.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, more than 1500 people from Gujarat who are stranded abroad will be brought back to state in this week. First flight carrying 250 Gujaratis stranded in Philippines will arrive in Ahmedabad today.</span><br />