In the Krishnanagar area of Ahmedabad, a four-year-old child tested positive for HMPV.

On Monday, the child developed symptoms such as fever, vomiting, and cough, after which he was admitted to Zydus Hospital. An HMPV test was conducted, and the result came back positive. No travel history for the child has been reported so far.

With this case, the city’s tally for HMPV cases has reached four and State the tally reaches six.

HMPV cases in Gujarat

Kutch case

A 59-year-old man from Kutch tested positive for Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Ahmedabad on January 11.

Himmatnagar case

A 8-year-old child from a village in Prantij Taluka, Himmatnagar tested positive. The child was admitted to a private hospital and placed in the ICU. 

Ahmedabad cases

A 2-month-old infant was admitted to Orange Hospital in Ahmedabad’s Chandkheda area on December 24, 2024. The child’s report came back positive on December 26.

An 80-year-old man from Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, was admitted to Sterling Hospital in Memnagar after testing positive for HMPV.

The fourth case was a 9-month-old infant from Ahmedabad, who was initially admitted to Viha Children’s Hospital and later transferred to Childhood Hospital.

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