NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, AUG 11
The number of COVID-19 cases in Gujarat rose by 1,118 to 73,238 on Tuesday while the death of 23 patients, including 10 in Surat, took the cumulative toll to 2,697, the state Health department said.
CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp illustrated the various initiatives and relentless efforts of the State Govt as well as #CoronaWarriors under the guidelines of PM Shri @narendramodi to tackle the pandemic which have resulted into significant improvement in COVID-19 situation in the state pic.twitter.com/PRnIpAu2wM
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) August 11, 2020
With 1,140 patients getting discharged in the day, the number of recoveries mounted to 56,416, the department said in a release.
At 41,647, the department conducted the highest number of tests in a day so far, which comes at 640.72 tests per day per million, it said.
A total 10,58,881 samples have been tested so far.
Gujarat now has 14,125 active cases while the condition of 79 patients is critical, it said.
#CivilHospital માં ૧૨ વર્ષની બાળકી પર ‘રેરેસ્ટ ઑફ ધ રેર સર્જરી’
▪️સિવિલમાં પ્રથમ વાર ‘સર્વાઈકોડોરસલ લેવલ કાઈફોસિસ ડીર્ફોમીટી કરેક્શન’ સર્જરી કરાઈ
▪️૯૫ ડિગ્રી જેટલી ખુંધ નિકળતાં હલન-ચલન નહીં કરી શકતી સલોની હવે સરળતાથી ચાલી શકશે@civilhospamd @pkumarias @InfoGujarat @PIBAhmedabad pic.twitter.com/oBlkcHCAPw— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) August 11, 2020
At 236, Surat reported the highest number of cases in the state while Ahmedabad added 150 patients in the day.
While four patients died in Rajkot, three people succumbed to in Ahmedabad. Two fatalities occurred each in Patan and Vadodara while one death was reported each in Bhavnagar and Valsad, it said.
The total case count in Ahmedabad district went up to 28,192, while the death toll stood at 1,640, the department said.
▪️ સયાજી હોસ્પિટલમાં ફિઝીઓથેરાપી કોવિડ દર્દીઓ માટે દવાની સાથે દુઆનું કામ કરે છે
▪️ કોરોના વોર્ડમાં અને ICU માં ૨૫ થી વધુ ફિઝીઓથેરાપિસ્ટ કાર્યરત
▪️ રોજ દિવસમાં બે વાર કસરતો, યોગ અને લાફિંગ થેરાપી દર્દીઓને કરાવામાં આવે છે #CoronaVirusUpdates @VMCVadodara @GujHFWDept pic.twitter.com/nF0ptDpub8— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) August 11, 2020
Among other districts, Vadodara reported111 new cases, Rajkot 87, Bhavnagar 55, Jamnagar 44, Bharuch 40, Panchmahal 35, Amreli and Gandhinagar 30 each, Mehsana 29, Gir Somnath 28, Morbi 27, Kutch 23, Dahod and Valsad 22 each, Kheeda 17, Junagadh and Surendranagar 15 each, and Patan 14. Anand, Mahisagar, and Navsari each reported ten cases while Botad and Narmada each added nine cases, the health department said.
Positive cases 73,238, new cases 1,118, deaths 2,697, discharged 56,416, active cases 14,125 and people tested so far 10,58,881.
દ્વારકા મંદિરના દ્વાર ભાવિકો માટે કરાયા બંધ,
કૃષ્ણ જન્મોત્સવની ઉજવણી ડીડી ગિરનારથી લાઈવ જોઈ શકાશે@SP_Dwarka @COLLECTORDWK #dwarkadhish #temples pic.twitter.com/JPf9qA6taC
— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) August 11, 2020
Surat records 236 new cases; 10 die, 183 recover
The coronavirus tally in Surat rose to 16,282 with 236 new cases reported on Tuesday in the district, the Gujarat health department said.
The COVID-19 death toll in Surat crossed the 700-mark and rose to 705 with ten new deaths – five each in the city and rural parts of the south Gujarat district, the department said in a release.
As many as 183 patients were discharged in the district on Tuesday. All these recoveries were reported from the city, it said.
As many as 3,226 patients are currently under treatment for COVID-19 in the district, local authorities said.
The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) said the total caseload in the city stands at 13,058 with 177 of the 236 new cases reported within civic limits.
The SMC has carried out active surveillance of 7.98 lakh people involving 2,617 teams, it said.
The SMC also said it has so far surveyed 2.44 lakh people living in 61,838 houses using “Dhanvantari Rath,” an ambulance equipped with medical facilities.
Homeopathy and ayurvedic medicines have also been distributed to people as per their requirements, it said.
The civic body cracked down on people not following standard operating procedures to contain the virus, and in one day, it collected Rs 1.2 lakh in fine from 229 people for not wearing masks, not using sanitiser, and spitting in public places, the SMC said.
A total of 36,888 people have been fined so far in the city and a sum of Rs 1.61 crore collected from them, it said.
Ahmedabad: 150 new cases, 204 recover
Ahmedabad reported 150 new coronavirus patients on Tuesday which took the tally of cases in the district to 28,192, the Gujarat health department said.
With three patients dying, the death toll in the district due to the pandemic rose to 1,640.
Today, more 5 units sealed in Nikol, East zone Ahmedabad
1. Osia Hypermart2. McDonald's
3. Amazing Amdavad 4. Baby Care
5. Cafe Selfie #MaskUp #Penalty1000 @AmdavadAMC @drrajivguptaias @Mukeshias pic.twitter.com/cVePtjRQzs— C R Kharsan (IAS) (@CKharsan) August 11, 2020
However, the number of recovered cases also rose to 22,816 with 204 patients getting discharged from hospitals, the department said.
Ahmedabad city reported 139 new cases while other parts of the district reported 11 cases on Tuesday.
All three fatalities were reported from the city.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on Tuesday sealed a shopping complex and a few eateries for violation of norms related to social distancing and face masks.
The Corporation had earlier sealed two malls, including Alpha One, the largest mall in the city.
For the second day in a row, the city reported three deaths. The daily fatalities were one of the lowest since the number dropped to less than 10 on July 4.
Both the city and rural parts of the district reported more recoveries than new cases on Tuesday. 190 patients were discharged from hospitals in Ahmedabad city, while in the rural parts, the number was 14.
