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AHMEDABAD, NOV 13
Gujarat reported 1,152 new coronavirus cases, including an MLA of Congress, on Friday, which took the infection count in the state to 1,86,116, the health department said.
આજરોજ ચાલુ નોકરીમાં અવસાન પામેલ અત્રેના જિલ્લાના વર્ગ ૪ના કર્મચારીશ્રીઓના કુટુંબને સરકારશ્રી દ્વારા મળતી આઠ લાખની સહાયનો ચેક આપવામાં આવ્યો.@CMOGuj @pkumarias @ahmedabad_info pic.twitter.com/KB78DU2bUO
— Ahmedabad Collector (@CollectorAhd) November 13, 2020
With six patients succumbing during the day, the COVID-19 death toll reached 3,791.
As many as 1,078 patients were discharged from hospitals on Friday.
Three patients died in Ahmedabad and one each in Surat, Patan, and Gandhinagar districts.
The highest number of new cases — 219 — were recorded in Ahmedabad during the day, followed by 186 in Surat, 133 in Rajkot, 131 in Vadodara, 51 in Gandhinagar, 46 in Banaskantha, and 32 in Patan districts.
In good news, 91.31 percent of coronavirus patients have recovered in the state so far.
With over 53,900 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the per million average was 830.26 tests.
Till now, 67.34 lakh coronavirus tests have been conducted in Gujarat.
Three new cases of coronavirus emerged during the day while one patient was discharged in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
As per an official release, 3,255 persons have tested positive for coronavirus in the Union Territory to date.
Of these, two have died, 3,232 have recovered and 21 cases are still active, said the release.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures are positive cases 1,86,116, new cases 1,152, deaths 3,791, discharged 1,69,936, active cases 12,389, and people tested so far 67,34,467.
Shopping for the festivities? Ensure you carry every little thing to ascertain you stay safe while you shop happiness for your family. Wear a Mask, keep a personal water bottle & sanitizer handy & ensure social distancing#LifePositiveCoronaNegative@PMOIndia@CMOGuj pic.twitter.com/ej2ZPfoowj
— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) November 13, 2020
Ahmedabad sees 219 cases, 3 deaths; 185 recover
Ahmedabad reported 219 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking its count to 44,909, while three patients died and 185 people were discharged from hospitals, an official said on Friday.
Of the 219 new cases, the highest for any district in the state during this period, 190 were from city limits, which also accounted for 167 of the people discharged, he said.
The district’s toll now stands at 1,947 while the number of those who have recovered from the infection is 39,637, he said.
Meanwhile, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation asked imaging centres not to perform high-resolution computerised tomography (HRCT) scan of the lungs of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.
The AMC said it had noticed that several such patients, directed to stay in home isolation, are visiting imaging centres out of anxiety to get their lungs checked.
They were putting the lives of others at risk by breaking home isolation norms and were liable to be prosecuted under the Epidemic Diseases Act, the civic body said.
Cong MLA Himmatsinh Patel tests positive for coronavirus
Gujarat Congress MLA Himmatsinh Patel on Friday said he has tested positive for coronavirus.
Patel, who represents the Bapunagar seat of Ahmedabad city, announced on his Twitter handle.
“I was found positive for coronavirus following an RT-PCR test. I am sure that I will recover soon with your blessings,” the legislator tweeted.
Gujarat Congress chief Amit Chavda and the party’s state unit in-charge Rajeev Satav wished Patel a speedy recovery.
No Diwali leave for govt doctors, healthcare staff
Government doctors and healthcare staff in Gujarat will not get leave during Diwali because of the coronavirus pandemic, an official release said on Friday.
The directive came from Commissioner of Health Jai Prakash Shivahare.
During the current festival season, leave should be granted to government doctors and healthcare staff only in the case of illness or unavoidable circumstances, and that too after ensuring replacement, it said.
The decision had been taken considering the pandemic and the possibility that infections may surge due to increased movement of people during the festival, the release added.
No official or employee of his department should leave the place of duty without prior permission, Shivahare added.
In a message on the eve of Diwali, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani appealed to people to remain careful while celebrating the festival and follow all the rules.
People must not forget to wear the mask or maintain social distance, he said.
