NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, AUG 1
Gujarat reported 1,136 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, 262 of them in Surat, taking the case tally to 62,574, the state health department said.
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કોવીડ-19 માટે 250થી વધુ બેડની સેવા અર્પણ કરી આપી.
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સરકારની ગાઇડલાઇન પ્રમાણે ડાયબીટીસ,હાર્ટ,આંખની વિનામૂલ્યે તબીબી સેવાઓ અપાઇ. pic.twitter.com/oNlbb8Vgm2— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) August 1, 2020
With the death of 24 COVID-19 patients, the death toll due to the pandemic reached 2,465, it said.
875 patients were discharged from hospitals across the state during the day, taking the number of recovered patients to 45,782, the department said in a release.
26,303 samples were tested for coronavirus since Friday evening. The state has been conducting 404.66 tests per day per million, it said.
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A total of 7,91,080 samples have been tested so far in Gujarat.
There are 14,327 active cases in the state, 78 of them on ventilators.
Surat district reported 262 new coronavirus cases, highest in the state, followed by Ahmedabad at 146.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Surat has risen to 13,925.
Ahmedabad, with 26,663 cases, still has the highest case tally in Gujarat, though its daily increase figures are declining.
Vadodara district reported 95 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, followed by Rajkot at 87 and Bhavnagar 68.
Mehsana reported 46 new cases, Jamnagar and Junagadh 42 each, Gir Somnath37, Dahod 30, Surendranagar 29, Bhavnagar 28, Kheda, and Kutch 20 each, Narmada 19, Banaskantha and Valsad 17, Bharuch and Morbi 16 each, Patan 14, Botad 13.
Of the total 24 COVID-19 fatalities reported in the state on Saturday, 12 were reported in Surat and four in Ahmedabad, followed by two each in Vadodara and Mehsana and one each in Junagadh, Navsari, Patan, and Porbandar.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 62,574, new cases 1,136, deaths 2,465, discharged 45,782, active cases 14,327 and people tested so far 7,91,080.
262 new cases in Surat, 12 deaths
Surat on Saturday reported 262 new coronavirus patients, highest in Gujarat, taking the total cases in the district to 13,925, said the state health department.
The number of fatalities due to the pandemic in the district rose to 609 with the death of 12 more patients, it said.
214 new cases were reported in Surat city and 48 in rural areas of the district, the health department said.
Out of 12 deaths, eight were reported in the city, and four in the district, it added.
The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), meanwhile, relaxed restrictions on shops in textile markets and diamond units in the city by allowing them to remain open for six hours instead of earlier four hours a day.
It asked textile shop owners to get their staff tested for coronavirus at a discounted rate to make them eligible to work.
Diamond units have been allowed to deploy two workers at each polishing mill against one allowed earlier, provided the second polisher is tested for COVID-19, or has recovered from the virus.
AMC
Covid19 Antigen Testing available at all 74 Urban Health Centers across city on all days including Sunday.If you have cough, cold, fever, loss of taste etc. visit nearest UHC & get yourself tested & medically examined by Medical Officer. #AhmedabadFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/uDBxpPu53W
— Mukesh Kumar (@Mukeshias) August 1, 2020
Ahmedabad case count up by 146 to 26,663; toll 1,601
The number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad district rose by 146 to 26,663 on Saturday while the death toll went up by four to 1,601, the state health department said.
A total of 117 patients were discharged in the day, taking the count of recovered cases to 21,585, an official release said.
Of 146 cases, 138 cases were reported from Ahmedabad city and 8 from rural areas.
All four deaths were reported from the city limits, it said.
AMC
Corona Ghar Seva: Sanjivini van proves its value as Sanjivini for covid19 patients under Home Isolation.Trained Doctors & paramedics provide medical checkups, healthcare advisory, medicines etc during home visits. #LifePositiveCoronaNegative #AhmedabadFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/8h4RJKZa2R
— Mukesh Kumar (@Mukeshias) August 1, 2020
Meanwhile, the state government said the World Health Organisation (WHO) has appreciated the management of COVID-19 in Ahmedabad and suggested taking up various measures being implemented in the city as a case study for the rest of India and other countries.
The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said the WHO has hailed the Ahmedabad model “very useful and encouraging”.
The WHO wished to share the multi-pronged initiatives in Ahmedabad with other cities in India and across the world as an example of best practices for COVID management, it said.
Senior civic officials had made a presentation before WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Friday, saying the model would be shared nationally and globally.
The WHO has suggested to take up initiatives like ”Dhanvantari Rath”, 104 fever helpline, Sanjivani Van; and active participation of private hospitals in control and treatment as a case study for other cities in India and abroad, the government said.
Meanwhile, with 8 new cases, the total count in rural areas in Ahmedabad district mounted to 1,302, of which 1,127 patients have recovered including 16 on Saturday.
A total of 58 patients have succumbed to COVID-19 in rural areas so far, officials said.
