NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, NOV 6
As many as 1,035 persons in Gujarat were found coronavirus positive in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 1,78,633 on Friday, while more than 1,300 patients recovered from the infection, the state Health Department said.
During the same period, four more patients died due to the disease, taking the toll to 3,751, said a release by the Health Department.
Also, 1,321 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the tally of recoveries to 1,62,846, it said.
In terms of fresh daily cases, Gujarat was at 14th place on Friday among all states, said the department.
Of the four fresh fatalities, two patients died in Ahmedabad and one each in Bharuch and Surat, it said.
As many as 210 new COVID-19 cases were reported from Surat during the day, followed by 175 in Ahmedabad, 114 in Vadodara, 109 in Rajkot, 48 in Mehsana, 38 in Patan and 35in Banaskantha.
In a positive sign, the patient recovery rate in Gujarat has now gone up to 91.16 per cent, the release said.
Over 51,500 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to more than 63.65 lakh samples so far, it said.
Five new cases of coronavirus emerged while 3 persons were discharged during the day in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, officials said.
As many as 3,246 persons have tested positive for coronavirus in the Union Territory till date. Of these, 2 have died, 3,207 have recovered and 36 patients are still under treatment, said a release by the UT administration.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 1,78,633, new cases 1,035, deaths 3,751, discharged 1,62,846, active cases 12,036 and people tested so far 63,65,202.
Ahmedabad sees 175 fresh cases; 242 recoveries
As many as 175 new cases of coronavirus have emerged in Gujarat”s Ahmedabad district in the last 24 hours, an official from the state health department said on Friday.
With the addition of the latest infections, the tally in the district has risen to 43,556, the official said.
Of the fresh cases, 160 were reported from Ahmedabad city and the remaining were detected in the rural parts of the district, he said.
Apart from this, two patients succumbed to the infection, taking the toll to 1,930 in the district, he said.
At least 242 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, raising the number of recoveries in the district to 38,401, the official said.
Of these, 228 were from the city, while remaining 14 patients were from rural parts of the district, he added.
