NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, MAR 30
Gujarat on Tuesday witnessed 2,220 COVID-19 cases, taking the state’s tally to 3,05,338, while the death toll increased by 10 and the recovery count by 1,988, forcing the govt to extend night curfew in four cities by 15 days, an official said.
The state’s toll stands at 4,510, and the number of people discharged is 2,88,565, leaving it with 12,263 active cases, including 147 critical patients, he added.
“Ahmedabad reported five deaths, Surat four, and Vadodara one. Surat led with 644 new cases, followed by Ahmedabad with 613, Vadodara 257, Rajkot 207 among other districts,” the official informed.
A state government release said 53,89,349 people had been vaccinated so far, including 1,93,968 on Tuesday, while 6,43,855 beneficiaries have also received the second dose.
In Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, the COVID-19 tally rose to 3,619, leaving the UT with 169 active cases as 3,448 people have recovered and two patients have died.
Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are positive cases 3,05,338, new cases 2,220, death toll 4,510, discharged 2,88,565, active cases 12,263, people tested so far – figures not released.
Govt extends night curfew in 4 cities by 15 days
The Gujarat government on Tuesday extended the night curfew in force in four cities by another 15 days till April 15.
The night curfew in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot will now remain effective between 9 pm and 6 am till April 15, an official release said.
The government also extended the implementation of the Centre’s guidelines on testing, tracing and treatment and other measures by another month till April 30, it said.
The government had on March 16 increased the timing of the night curfew, which has been in force since November last year, by two hours due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
Local authorities later decided to increase that timing by another one hour.
The night curfew was supposed to remain in force till March 31.
These four major cities alone accounted for nearly 70 percent of the infections on Tuesday.
