NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, NOV 28
Gujarat on Saturday reported 1,598 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the count of infections to 2,06,714, the state health department said.
With 15 deaths, the cumulative COVID-19 toll mounted to 3,953, it said.
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At the same time, 1,523 patients were discharged during the day, taking the tally of recoveries to 1,87,969, the department said in a release.
The state”s COVID-19 case recovery rate now stands at 90.93 percent, it said.
With 69,887 tests conducted in the state for coronavirus during the day, the number of samples tested so far rose to 76,90,779.
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Ahmedabad district adds 357 new cases; 10 die
Ahmedabad district on Saturday reported 357 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the count of infections to 49,420, the state health department said.
With ten more patients succumbing to the infection, the total toll in the district rose to 2,036, it said.
At 378, the number of recoveries outnumbered fresh COVID-19 cases in the day.
Ahmedabad city reported 351 recoveries as against 332 new cases, while 27 patients were discharged in the day in rural areas against 25 fresh additions, the department said in a release.
Out of seven zones in Ahmedabad, the north-west zone has 502 active cases, followed by 473 in the west zone, 460 in the south-west zone, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation said, adding the western part of the city has the highest number of cases.
Meanwhile, the number of micro-containment areas in Ahmedabad rose to 293, the civic body said.
The municipal corporation said active surveillance will be carried out in new areas to detect new cases, and movement in these areas will be restricted, it said.
Surat district reports 284 fresh cases
Surat district on Saturday reported 284 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the tally of infections to 41,922, while fatalities rose by two to 1,065, the Gujarat health department said.
Surat city reported 228 new cases and 180 recoveries, while rural parts added 56 new cases and 41 recoveries, the department said in a release.
With a total of 29,655 patients having been discharged so far, Surat city”s recovery rate now stands at 93.48 percent, the municipal corporation said.
A total of 505 patients remained admitted in various hospitals in the city, including 160 in two government hospitals, it said.
COVID-19 bed occupancy in Surat’s civil hospital stands at 3.96 percent, with 88 out of total 2,225 beds remaining occupied.
In civic-run SMIMER hospital, the bed occupancy rate is 8.77 percent, with 72 of total 821 beds occupied, the civic body said.
16,684 persons are currently under quarantine in Surat, it said.
In Surat district, Bardoli taluka reported the highest number of 12 new cases, taking its tally to 1,857.
At 2,272, Kamrej taluka has so far reported the highest number of cases, while at 80, the count is the lowest in Umarpada taluka, officials added.
