NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JAN 4
The daily COVID-19 cases in Gujarat on Tuesday crossed the 2,000-mark for the first time in over seven months with the addition of 2,265 infections, a rise of 1,006 cases than the day before, taking the state’s overall tally to 8,37,293, the health department said.
હાલમાં શહેરમાં કુલ 65 માઈક્રો કન્ટેઈન્મેન્ટ ઝોન અમલમાં છે.
ત્યારે #COVID19 સંક્રમણ અટકાવવા અ.મ્યુ.કો. દ્વારા આજે જાહેર કરાયેલા નવા કુલ 21 માઈક્રો કન્ટેઈન્મેન્ટ ઝોનની યાદી. pic.twitter.com/OHQceCo2ue— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) January 4, 2022
Gujarat had recorded 2,521 cases on May 28, 2021.
With two more fatalities- one each in Navsari and Bhavnagar–the overall COVID-19 death toll in Gujarat climbed to 10,125.
The number of active cases in Gujarat now stands at 7,881 with the condition of 18 patients being critical, the department said in a release.
#COVID19 સંક્રમણને હરાવવા,
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આટલું કરીશું, આપણે જીતીશું. pic.twitter.com/ETnkbHPPS9— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) January 4, 2022
The state reported two new cases of the Omicron variant, which raised the tally of such cases to 154 so far, it said.
A total of 240 patients were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries in Gujarat so far to 8,19,287 on Tuesday.
Ahmedabad city alone accounted for 1,290 out of the 2,265 fresh coronavirus positive cases.
District-wise, Ahmedabad district reported 1,314 new cases, Surat 424, Vadodara 94, Anand 70, and Rajkot 57.
8.73 lakh more people were vaccinated in Gujarat, including 5.78 lakh in the 15-18 age group, taking the total number of doses administered so far till Tuesday to 9.13 crore, the release said.
The two new Omicron cases were reported from Ahmedabad, it said, adding that both the patients had no travel history.
A total of 11 patients infected with the new variant of coronavirus recovered during the day, taking the number of such recoveries to 96 so far in Gujarat.
Ahmedabad city has reported the highest number of 59 cases of Omicron variant so far, followed by Jamnagar city with 25 cases, Mehsana 17 and Vadodara 15, the department said.
So far, 23 out of the 25 Omicron patients in Jamnagar and 12 of 17 patients in Mehsana have been discharged. In Ahmedabad, 27 patients have been discharged so far, it said.
The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu reported two new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The UT has so far recorded 10,674 cases, 10,659 recoveries and four deaths, leaving it with 11 active cases, officials said.
Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 8,37,293, new cases 2,265, death toll 10,125, discharged 8,19,287, active cases 7,881, people tested so far – figures not released.
Vadodara collector visits vaccination site for Gen-Z
The ongoing campaign to provide immunization against corona to the youth of Vadodara district is getting an enthusiastic response from parents and students. On the second day of the campaign, Vadodara Collector RB Barad visited some vaccination sites. To inspect the vaccination campaign on the spot, he visited Jai Ambe Vidyalaya and Vemali village and interacted with the students in the early morning. where he inspected the vaccination process and collected feedback from health staffers.
The Collector asked the students, “Have you had your breakfast before jabbing?” In response, one student said, “We were instructed by our teacher to have breakfast and to bring a copy of the Aadhaar card. So we had breakfast.” The Collector expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made by the Health Department here. He also visited Vemali village.
On the first day of the campaign to vaccinate the youth, 17,858 students were given protection against corona. Against the target of vaccinating 16,000 youths daily, more than targeted youths were vaccinated by the health department of Vadodara district on the first day. Vaccination sessions have also been organised at schools on the basis of a pre-survey conducted by health staff. Eight to ten sessions are held in a school. A minimum of 100 adolescents are vaccinated per session. Chief District Health Officer Dr. Surendra Jain said.
The district education department has been given necessary instructions by the Vadodara collectorate regarding smooth vaccination operations.
