NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JULY 1
Gujarat reported its highest single-day increase in the number of coronavirus patients at 675 on Wednesday, taking the number of cases in the state to 33,318, the health department said.
Greetings on #DoctorsDay#NationalDoctorsDay pic.twitter.com/VbFKJcO00y
— Vijay Rupani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@vijayrupanibjp) July 1, 2020
The death toll in the state due to the pandemic rose to 1,869 with 21 COVID-19 patients succumbing, it added.
With 368 patients discharged from hospitals, the number of recovered cases in Gujarat rose to 24,038.
કોરોના સામે માસ્ક આપનું સૌથી મજબૂત સંરક્ષણ કવચ.#LifePositiveCoronaNegetive #AmdavadAMC pic.twitter.com/Tx3LSjXDAi
— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) July 1, 2020
Ahmedabad district reported 215 new cases, followed by Surat at 201.
Surat district reported more than 200 cases for the first time.
The tally of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad district now stands at 21,128 and that in Surat at 5,030.
આજરોજ ગુજરાત આરોગ્ય, પરિવાર અને કલ્યાણ વિભાગનાં મુખ્ય સચિવ ડો.જયંતી રવિ સાથે સુરતનાં વિવિધ ઝોનની કોવિડ અંગેની કાર્યવાહીનું નિરીક્ષણ હાથ ધર્યું હતું. જે અંતર્ગત કતારગામ, નંદુ ડોશીની વાડીની, અમરોલી- રઘુવીર સોસાયટી, વરાછા સુદામા ચોકની મુલાકાત લીધી હતી. pic.twitter.com/Rh1dsinMYf
— Commissioner SMC (@CommissionerSMC) July 1, 2020
Concerned over the rising number of coronavirus cases in Surat city, state’s Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi on Wednesday visited the city.
She visited affected zones of Katargam, Nandu Doshi’s Wadi, Amaroli-Raghuveer Society, and Varachha Sudama Chowk, tweeted Municipal Commissioner B N Pani.
માનનીય મેયરશ્રી ડૉ. જીગીષાબેન શેઠ, સ્થાયી સમિતિના અધ્યક્ષ શ્રી સતિષ પટેલ,વિપક્ષી નેતા શ્રી ચંદ્રકાંત શ્રીવાસ્તવ,ડેપ્યુટી મ્યુનિસિપલ કમિશનર શ્રી એસ.કે.પટેલ અને અન્ય મહાનુભાવોની ઉપસ્થિતિમાં આજે ITMS પ્રોજેક્ટ ફેઝ-1 નું ઉદ્ઘાટન કરવામાં આવ્યું જેમાં 75 જેટલી સીટી બસોમાં સ્માર્ટ (1/3) pic.twitter.com/f487rU7cFc
— VMC VADODARA (@VMCVadodara) July 1, 2020
Vadodara district reported 57 new cases, taking its tally to 2,324.
Ahmedabad’s death toll rose to 1,449 with eight new fatalities reported on Wednesday. Surat reported five fatalities, raising the number of COVID-19 deaths in the district to 163.
One death each was reported in the districts of Rajkot, Bharuch, Aravalli, Banaskantha, Kheda, Amreli, Dahod, and Devbhoomi Dwarka.
Other districts that reported a high number of coronavirus cases on Wednesday are Navsari (24), Jamnagar (18), Bharuch (15), Rajkot (15), Valsad (15), Banaskantha (12), Surendranagar (12) and Mehsana (10).
The state has 7,411 active cases with 63 patients on a ventilator, the health department said in its daily release.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 33,318, new cases 675, deaths 1,869, discharged 24,038, active cases 7,411 and people tested so far 3,80,640.
People celebrate festivals in diff ways but some makes it memorable. Dr.Darshan Pandya and Dr.Vishal Parmar of @svphospital celebrated #DoctorsDay through 2nd time #PlasmaDonation. @AmdavadAMC is proud of them.
Their act is n appeal to the society to volunteer for Plasma Donation pic.twitter.com/G8Qt7xrsZq— Dr. OM P. MACHRA IAS (@DrOmMachraIAS) July 1, 2020
Ahmedabad’s COVID-19 cases rise by 215 to 21,128; toll 1,449
The number of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad rose by 215 to 21,128 on Wednesday while the death toll in the district went up by eight to 1,449, the state health department said.
In a good sign, Ahmedabad has been reporting less than 250 cases every day since June 23. The city had reported more than 300 cases per day between June 8 and June 19.
With 125 patients getting discharged earlier in the day, the number of the recovered cases in the district has risen to 16,093.
Of the 215 new cases, 208 cases were reported from the areas under the Ahmedabad municipal corporation while seven cases were reported from other parts of the district, as per the health department.
All eight deaths were reported from within the limits of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
In a glimmer amidst the gloom, the number of the daily COVID-9 cases in Ahmedabad city has been on the decline over the last few weeks, with the city reporting less than 250 cases every day since June 23.
The cases fell below 200 on June 27, 28, and 30.
The number of fatalities has also seen a significant drop over the last few days.
The number of the active cases in the city is around 15 percent of the total cases, with the west zone accounting for around 21 percent of the total active cases, followed by north zone at 15.6 percent, and north-west zone at 15.3 percent, the department said.
#Gujarat: 24 जून से अहमदाबाद की सिविल अस्पताल में प्लाज़्मा बैंक कार्यरत, अब तक 30 से अधिक प्लाज़्मा दाता ने रक्त दान किया। #COVID19 से स्वस्थ हुए मरीज़ो का प्लाज़्मा चिकित्सा के लिए अत्यंत उपयोगी।@civilhospamd @AmdavadAMC @krishnaddnews @DDNewsHindi pic.twitter.com/paPICmYRoI
— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) July 1, 2020
COVID-19 wards at two govt hospitals in Ahmedabad to be shut
Following a drop in new cases of coronavirus in Ahmedabad city, the authorities have decided to shutdown COVID-19 wards created at two Gujarat government-run medical facilities located adjacent to the Civil Hospital here.
When cases were on the rise during May, the state government had started COVID-19 wards at the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, better known as kidney hospital, and in the premises of the Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, also known as cancer hospital.
The kidney and cancer hospitals are government-run entities and situated in the premises of Civil Hospital in the Asarwa area of the city.
While the Civil Hospital has allotted 1,200 beds for coronavirus patients, around 450 beds were earmarked by these two hospitals to treat such cases.
“Cases started increasing in April and May in Ahmedabad. There was a time when all beds got occupied and we were compelled to create new beds at kidney and cancer hospitals.
“But now, as against the occupancy of over 1,100 beds in the past, only 250 coronavirus patients are currently admitted to the Civil Hospital,” said the hospital’s superintendent, Dr M M Prabhakar.
“In view of the current situation, we have decided to shut COVID-19 wards at the kidney and cancer hospitals,” he added.
For the first time since the outbreak, Ahmedabad city, the worst-hit due to coronavirus in Gujarat, slipped to the second spot in terms of fresh cases reported on July 1.
As against 183 fresh cases registered in Surat city in the last 24 hours, the number was 182 in Ahmedabad.
For a significant period in the recent past, Ahmedabad had reported over 200 COVID-19 cases every day.
Prabhakar cited several reasons for the drop in the cases.
“It is possible that people might have developed herd immunity. It is also possible that the virus may have weakened. In addition, ICMR’s new guidelines enabled authorities to treat patients with mild symptoms at home,” he said.
