NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, DEC 9
Gujarat’s COVID-19 tally increased to 2,22,811 on Wednesday with the addition of 1,318 fresh cases, the state health department said.
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The death toll due to the infection went up by 13, including eight in Ahmedabad, to 4,123, it said.
A total of 1,550 patients got discharge during the day, which pushed the recovery count in the state to 2,04,661, at the rate of 91.85 per cent, the department said in a release.
The number of active cases in the state stood at 14,027.
Ahmedabad reported 280 new cases, followed by 212 in Surat, 175 in Vadodara, and 135 in Rajkot.
Among other districts, Gandhinagar recorded 57 new cases, Mehsana 52, Banaskantha 41, Jamnagar and Patan 40 each, Kheda 28, Amreli 23, Junagadh and Bhavnagar 22 each, Panchmahal and Sabarkantha 21 each, Surendranagar 19, Kutch and Morbi 18 each, Narmada 17, Mahisagar 13, etc.
Among the 13 fresh deaths, besides Ahmedabad, two fatalities occurred in Surat, while one person each succumbed in Amreli, Banaskantha, and Rajkot, the department said.
A total of 60,661 samples were tested in the day, taking the count of tests conducted so far to 84,32,094.
In the Union Territory of Daman, Diu, Dadra, and Nagar Haveli, the overall COVID-19 caseload stood at 3,326, while the number of recoveries is 3,302, officials said.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures are positive cases 2,22,811, new cases 1,318, deaths 4,123, active cases 14,027 and people tested so far 84,32,094.
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— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) December 8, 2020
Ahmedabad dist adds 280 new COVID-19 cases; 293 recover
Ahmedabad district on Wednesday reported 280 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally of infections to 52,910, the Gujarat health department said.
With eight more patients succumbing to the viral disease, the toll in the district went up to 2,145.
At 293, the number of recoveries exceeded the fresh cases in the district. The count of recoveries now stands at 47,702, the department said.
Ahmedabad city’s north-west zone now has 474 active cases, followed by 459 in the west zone and 422 in the south-west zone, said the city civic body.
The number of micro-containment areas in the city has fallen to 170 now.
Bed occupancy in private hospitals requisitioned for the treatment of COVID-19 patients now stands at 61.2 percent with 2,092 out of 3,416 beds remaining occupied.
A total of 174 beds remained occupied while 72 beds are available in ICUS with ventilators. 352 beds remained occupied while 151 beds are available in ICUs without ventilators, said the Ahmedabad Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association in its latest update.
Oxygen leakage at Ahmedabad hospital, tragedy averted
Oxygen leaked from one of the cylinders kept at a private hospital designated to treat COVID-19 patients in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, said officials.
Luckily, a tragedy was averted as fire brigade officials rushed to the spot and plugged the leakage in the afternoon, said fire officer Jayesh Khadia.
The leakage occurred in the storage area of Little Flower Hospital in the Maninagar area of the city.
An Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Service (AFES) control room official said the cylinders kept inside a room at the facility were attached with a pipe to transport Oxygen to ICU wards.
“Oxygen started leaking from one of the cylinders at the hospital in the afternoon. Luckily, the leakage was capped in time by our men. No one was injured or shifted elsewhere due to the incident,” said Khadia.
Hospital authorities told reporters that Oxygen supply to the coronavirus positive patients was not affected.
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212 new coronavirus cases in Surat district, two deaths
The Surat district recorded 212 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths on Wednesday, the Gujarat health department said.
The caseload in the district thus rose to 45,608 while the death toll reached 1,092, it said.
At the same time, 262 patients recovered from the viral infection.
Both the city and the rural parts reported more recoveries than new cases.
Surat city reported 207 recoveries against 176 new cases, while the rural parts reported 55 recoveries and 36 new cases.
The number of patients admitted in various city hospitals for the treatment of COVID-19 came down to 382, out of which 140 are admitted in two government hospitals, the Surat Municipal Corporation said.
Bed occupancy rates in civil hospital and SMIMER hospital (run by SMC) are 3.42 and 7.80 percent, it said.
As many as 18,708 patients are quarantined in Surat city, it said.
In rural Surat, Kamrej tehsil reported eight new cases, the highest among nine tehsils, raising the total COVID-19 cases there to 2,385.
Choryasi tehsil follows with 2,292 cases, while Umarpada has recorded the lowest 81 cases, health officials said.
