NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, MAY 13
Gujarat reported 10,742 new COVID-19 cases, including children, and 109 deaths on Thursday, taking its overall infection tally to 7,25,353 and fatality count to 8,840, the health department said.
CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp takes a humanitarian decision to provide the assistance of Rs.4000 per month to the children who have lost their parents due to COVID-19 infection till they are 18 years of age. pic.twitter.com/jZmWPeI9YS
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) May 13, 2021
Of the 109 fatalities, 16 were reported in Ahmedabad district, 14 in Surat, 10 in Vadodara and nine in Rajkot district, it said.
Gujarat Govt, under the guidance of CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp, takes an important decision to grant mass promotion to all regular students of Class-10 (SSC) for this year owing to the present situation of COVID-19 in the State. pic.twitter.com/FbJpdR3GRO
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) May 13, 2021
A total of 2,878 new cases were recorded in Ahmedabad city alone, followed by 776 in Surat city, 650 in Vadodara city and 461 in Vadodara district, 399 in Mehsana, 359 in Rajkot city and 332 in Rajkot district.
COVID Vaccination in Gujarat :
Vaccination for 45+ age group will remain suspended for next 3 days due to revision in guidelines regarding gap between 2 doses. #COVIDVaccination @GujHFWDept
— Dr Navnath Gavhane (@navnathguj) May 13, 2021
As many as 15,269 persons recovered from the infection and got discharge during the day. While the recovery count has gone up to 5,93,666, the recovery rate now stands at 81.85 per cent, the department said.
માનનીય મંત્રીશ્રી વિભાવરીબેન દવે સાથે વિજયનગર તાલુકાના અભાપુર ગામે કાર્યરત કોવિડ કેર સેન્ટર(CCC) ની મુલાકાત લઈ કોવિડ દર્દીઓ માટે ઉપલબ્ધ સુવિધાઓ અને આપવામાં આવતી સારવારની સમીક્ષા કરી જરૂરી સૂચન કર્યા.@CMOGuj @pkumarias @InfoGujarat @INFOSABARKANTHA @JpShivahare pic.twitter.com/zslEayG5Jj
— . (@CollectorSK) May 13, 2021
Gujarat now has 1,22,847 active cases, of which, 796 are on ventilator.
A total of 1.47 crore people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Gujarat so far. While 1.09 crore people have received the first dose, 37.89 lakh others were administered the second dose, it said.
During the day, 1.51 lakh eligible persons received the vaccine.
In the adjoining union territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, as many as 96 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, the authorities said in a release, adding that 132 patients also recovered and were given discharge during the day.
Of the total 9,418 people found coronavirus positive in the union territory since the outbreak, four have died, 8,199 have recovered while 1,215 cases are still active, said a release by the UT administration.
Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are positive cases 7,25,353, new cases 10,742, deaths 8,840, discharged 5,93,666, active cases 1,22,847 and people tested so far – figures not released.
Mass promotion for SSC regular students
In view of the recent surge in coronavirus cases in Gujarat, the state government on Thursday decided to cancel the state board exams for Class 10 students and give them mass promotion to the next grade.
The decision to grant mass promotion to regular Class 10 (SSC) students of the Gujarat Secondary Education Board was taken by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in the larger interest of pupils and save them from getting infected with coronavirus, said a government release.
A decision regarding ‘repeaters’, students who had failed in earlier attempts and were slated to again appear for exams this year, will be taken after assessing the situation once COVID-19 cases drop, said the release.
Notably, the state government has already granted mass promotion to the students of Classes 1 to 9 and also Class 11 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has triggered a slew of restrictions on movement of people and non-essential activities in the state.
The state government had earlier announced to conduct board exams for Classes 10 and 12 between May 10 and 25.
When coronavirus cases suddenly started increasing in April, the government had indefinitely postponed the exams and said a fresh schedule will be announced in mid-May.
Now, the government has decided to altogether cancel the board exams for Class 10 and give mass promotion to the regular students.
As per a rough estimate, around 12 lakh students of Class 10 were expected to appear or the board exams this year.
A decision on holding Class 12 board exams is yet to be taken by the government.
Rs 4,000 monthly aid to children of COVID victims
In order to help the children of COVID victims, Rs 4,000 monthly aid will be given till they attain the age of 18, says a government release.
