NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, DEC 24
Gujarat recorded 990 new coronavirus cases, making its count to 2,39,195, while eight more patients succumbed to the viral infection, said the state Health Department.
With 1,181 more patients getting discharged from hospitals during the last 24 hours, the tally of recovered cases rose to 2,24,092, said a release by the department.
Gujarat now has 10,841 active cases, it said.
With the addition of 990 new cases, Gujarat’s COVID-19 tally reached 2,39,195, while the death toll increased to 4,262, the release said.
Of the eight fresh fatalities, three patients died in Ahmedabad, two in Surat, and one each in Banaskantha, Gandhinagar, and Vadodara district, it said.
With 55,698 more COVID-19 tests conducted during the day, the number of samples examined in the state so far has gone up to 92,73,521, the release said.
As many as 205 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in the state, were registered in Ahmedabad district, followed by 171 in Surat, 125 in Vadodara, 107 in Rajkot, 36 in Mehsana, 31 in Kutch, and 30 in Gandhinagar.
Gujarat”s COVID-19 recovery rate stood at 93.69 percent on Thursday, said the release.
With over 55,000 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, Gujarat”s per million average now stands at 856.89 tests.
During the day, two more persons tested positive in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, officials said.
Of the total 3,340 persons found positive for coronavirus in the territory since the outbreak, two have died, 3,330 have recovered, while eight patients are under treatment, said a release by the UT administration.
The administration did not provide the number of COVID-19 tests conducted in the UT in the last 24 hours.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures are positive cases 2,39,195, new cases 990, deaths 4,262, discharged 2,24,092, active cases 10,841, and people tested so far 92,73,521.
205 new cases in Ahmedabad district, three deaths
Ahmedabad district recorded 205 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the highest in the state, the Gujarat Health Department said on Thursday evening.
It took the district’s caseload to 56,412.
Three COVID-19 patients from the city died during this period, taking the death toll in the district to 2,226, the department said in a release.
Of 205 new coronavirus cases, 197 cases were from the city while only eight cases emerged from rural areas.
194 COVID-19 patients -192 from the city – also recovered and were given discharge during the day, taking the recovery tally of the district to 51,207.
171 new coronavirus cases recorded in Surat district
Surat district reported 171 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a release by the Gujarat Health Department said on Thursday evening.
Surat’s tally of positive cases thus rose to 48,171.
Three coronavirus patients from the city died due to the infection during this period, taking the death toll in the district to 1,127.
While 126 new cases were found in Surat city during the day, 45 cases were reported from rural areas.
As many as 155 patients recovered and were given discharge during the day.
