A 78-year-old man died due to coronavirus on Friday morning, taking the death toll in Gujarat to eight, said officials.

The elderly patient was a native of Panchmahal district and admitted to a government hospital in Vadodara, where he died in the wee hours, said Jayanti Ravi, Principal Secretary, Health.

With this, eight coronavirus positive persons have died so far in Gujarat, where 10 such patients have recovered from the disease and discharged from hospitals, she told reporters in Gandhinagar.