NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JULY 31
The deadline for compulsory COVID-19 vaccination of owners, managers and staff of commercial and service establishments was on Saturday extended till August 15 by the Gujarat government.
Gujarat tops the country in terms of the COVID vaccination per million population with over 5.17-lakh people out of every 10-lakh eligible adults covered as part of the intensive state-wide vaccine drive.#GujaratFightsCovid19
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) July 31, 2021
An official said the deadline would have expired on Saturday and the decision to extend it was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
The state government had, on June 24, announced that managers, owners and staff of commercial and service establishments would have to get compulsorily vaccinated against COVID-19 by June 30 in 18 major cities, and by July 10 in other areas. The deadline was then extended to July 31 and now to August 15.
CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp decides to extend the deadline for compulsory vaccination for owners, operators and staff at the businesses and commercial establishments till August 15, 2021. pic.twitter.com/BW1GGBcRgK
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) July 31, 2021
State sees 27 cases, 35 recoveries; active tally now 252
Gujarat on Saturday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases, taking the toll to 8,24,877, an official said.
PM Shri @narendramodi to virtually attend ‘Annotsav Divas’ to be organized on 3rd August with the motto of ‘Sarva ne Ann, Sarva ne Poshan’ to mark the #5YearsOfGoodGovernance and distribute free 5-kg food-grain kits to 4.25 lakh beneficiary families under #PMGaribKalyanAnnaYojana pic.twitter.com/q7IwhhnVPT
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) July 31, 2021
The toll remained unchanged at 10,076 as no death was reported during the day, while the recovery count rose by 35 to touch 8,14,549, which is 98.75 percent of the caseload, he said.
COVID-19 vaccination drive exclusively for the second dose takers across the State on August 1, Sunday.#GujaratFightsCovid19 pic.twitter.com/GBVKzpSuik
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) July 31, 2021
The active tally is 252, including six critical patients, he added. The state has not reported a single coronavirus death since July 19, the official pointed out.
Ahmedabad led with 10 cases, followed by three in Vadodara, among other districts, the official informed.
Neighbouring Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu saw its COVID-19 tally reach 10,622 after six cases were detected on Saturday, while the recovery count rose to 10,589 as six people were discharged.
Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are positive cases 8,24,877, new cases 27, death toll 10,076, discharged 8,14,549, active cases 252, people tested so far – figures not released.