NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, DEC 17
As many as 1,115 more persons in Gujarat tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 2,32,188 on Thursday, while over 1,300 patients recovered from the infection, said the state Health Department.
Eight more patients succumbed to the infection during the same period, pushing the death toll to 4,211, said a release by the department.
Four patients died in Ahmedabad, three in Surat, and one in Botad district, it said.
Also, 1,305 COVID-19 patients recovered, taking the tally of discharged persons to 2,15,528, it said.
Gujarat now has 12,449 active cases, said the release
As many as 232 new COVID-19 cases, the highest for a district in the state, were detected in Ahmedabad, followed by 169 in Surat, 144 in Vadodara, 129 in Rajkot, 50 in Mehsana, 49 in Gandhinagar, and 30 in Panchmahal.
Gujarat”s recovery rate has gone up to 92.82 percent, said the release.
It added that as many as 54,835 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the test tally to 88.89 lakh.
During the day, one person tested positive, while two recovered from the coronavirus in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
Of the total 3,333 persons found positive for coronavirus in the UT since the outbreak, two have died, 3,316 recovered and 15 are under treatment, said a release by the UT administration.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 2,32,188, new cases 1,115, deaths 4,211, discharged 2,15,528, active cases 12,449, people tested so far 88,89,965.
232 new COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad, 228 recover
Ahmedabad district on Thursday reported 232 fresh cases of coronavirus, the state health department said on Thursday.
Of these 232 new cases, the highest in the state during the day, 224 were from Ahmedabad city, while only eight were from the rural areas, it said in a release.
Four COVID-19 patients succumbed to the infection in Ahmedabad city, taking the district”s death toll to 2,197.
Ahmedabad’s tally of positive cases has now gone up to 54,918 cases.
A total of 228 patients recovered from the infection and got discharge during the day, taking the recovery tally to 49,718.
While 221 patients were from the city, the remaining seven were from different villages of the district, the release said.
169 new coronavirus cases in Surat district, three deaths
Surat district recorded 169 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, a release by the state Health Department said on Thursday evening.
It took the tally of cases in the district to 47,028.
While 138 new cases were found in Surat city, 31 cases were reported from rural areas.
Three patients from the city died due to the infection, taking the death toll in the district to 1,113.
As many as 177 patients recovered – 153 from the city and 24 from rural parts – during the day.
