NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, MAY 29
Gujarat on Saturday reported 2,230 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 7,109 recoveries while 29 patients died, the state health department said.
CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp today reviewed the preparedness at the 900-bed Covid Hospital jointly set-up by Gujarat Govt & @DRDO_India at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar which can be made operational within 24-hours if the need arises due to possible third wave of the Corona pandemic. pic.twitter.com/2LGYj0Falt
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) May 29, 2021
With the new additions, Gujarat’s tally of infections rose to 8,05,617 and the death toll to 9,790, it said.
The overall count of recoveries in Gujarat now stands at 7,57,124, the department said in a release. The state’s case recovery rate has improved to 93.98 per cent.
Hospital is collaboration between DRDO, Civil Administration Gujarat Government, Gujarat University & Armed Forces. Armed forces Doctors working alongwith Civil Medical Staff in care of patients@CMOGuj @civilhospamd @DRDO_India @KirenRijiju @PIBAhmedabad @indiannavy @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/TGxk9e2QNL
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) May 28, 2021
Gujarat is now left with 38,703 active cases.
At 433, Vadodara district reported the highest number of new cases in Gujarat during the day, followed by Ahmedabad with 293 cases, Surat 259, Rajkot 184, Junagadh 120, and Jamnagar 88 among others, it said.
Ahmedabad reported the highest number of seven fatalities in the day, followed by five in Surat, four in Vadodara, and two in Rajkot among others.
A total of 1,97,993 people received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday, taking the total number of doses administered so far in the state to 1,67,11,233, the department said.
During the day, 1,16,117 people in the age group of 18 to 44 years were inoculated, raising their count so far to 13,67,054, it said.
Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are positive cases 8,05,617, new cases 2,230, death toll 9,790, discharged 7,57,124, active cases 38,703, people tested so far – figures not released.
1,200-bed COVID-19 facility comes up in Gandhinagar
A 1,200-bed COVID-19 hospital has been set up jointly by the Gujarat government and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Saturday.
Mahatma Mandir used to be a venue for business summits, state governments functions, and several Vibrant Gujarat summits have also been held there.
Speaking to reporters after visiting the facility, Rupani said although the number of daily COVID-19 cases have declined, the state government remains vigilant and has prepared a detailed plan to deal with a possible third wave of the pandemic.
The 1,200-bed hospital has been set up under the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his Lok Sabha constituency Gandhinagar, jointly by the DRDO and the state government, he said.
The hospital can become functional within 24 hours as and when the need arises, he said.
The state government has prepared a detailed plan to deal with a ‘possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic’, he said.
Consultations are being held with members of the special task force, which comprises specialist doctors, and members of the state government’s core group, the chief minister said.
“We have to consider that a third wave may come and prepare accordingly. We wish it never happens, but in case it happens, we are preparing for the same,” he said.
Considering the possibility of more children getting infected in the third wave of the pandemic, the state government has made arrangements for medical facilities, he said, adding that an action plan in this regard will be announced soon.
Rupani further said the state government has also made arrangements to deal with the shortage of oxygen and become self-reliant in its production with plans to set up PSA plants with 300-tonne capacity, he said.
CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp visited India's biggest Aquatic Gallery being developed at the cost of Rs.250-cr at Science City in Ahmedabad which will soon be inaugurated by PM Shri @narendramodi and stated that the Aquatic Gallery with glass tunnel will be a major tourist attraction. pic.twitter.com/1GTPCjvjHd
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) May 29, 2021
DJ, 4 others held for flouting night curfew in Vadodara
A disc jockey and four others were arrested for allegedly flouting coronavirus-induced night curfew in Vadodara in Gujarat, police said on Saturday.
A patrolling team of Fatehgunj police found them dancing to loud music past midnight at a marriage function organised near Fulwadi crossroad here, an official said.
“They were not wearing masks or maintaining social distancing. Based on a complaint filed at Fatehgunj police station on Saturday, DJ Johnny Mcwan, Faizal Pathan, Mohammad Pathan, Ibrahim Rathod and Zakir Rathod were arrested,” he said.
They were charged under sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant) and section 269 (act likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life) of the IPC, and provisions of Epidemic Diseases Act, the Fatehgunj police station official said.
