NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, NOV 12
As many as 1,120 new coronavirus cases were reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, taking the infection count in the state to 1,84,964, health officials said on Thursday evening.
Vacant bed count at Hospitals aligned with AMC as on 12th November, 2020, 6:00 PM. pic.twitter.com/X7d9ogOTF2
— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) November 12, 2020
The death toll due to coronavirus in the state reached 3,785 with six more deaths, they said.
As many as 1,038 patients also recovered during this period.
Three COVID-19 patients died in Ahmedabad, two in Surat, and one in Vadodara in the last 24 hours, officials said.
199 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Ahmedabad district during the day, followed by 183 in Surat, 126 in Rajkot, 125 in Vadodara, 72 in Mehsana, 66 in Gandhinagar, and 43 in Banaskantha.
As many as 91.29 percent of patients have recovered so far.
AMC
Thermal Screening & Application of indelible ink with Corona Testing at various kiosks in Ahmedabad city.Infrared thermometers helps fast & accurate measurement of body temperature from the forehead without coming in contact with the skin. pic.twitter.com/LP3janUdGP
— Mukesh Kumar (@Mukeshias) November 12, 2020
With over 54,600 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the per million average was 840.37 tests. Till now, the state government has conducted 66.80 lakh tests.
Three new cases of coronavirus were recorded during the day in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
As per an official release, a total of 3,252 persons have tested positive for coronavirus in the Union Territory to date. Two of these have died, 3,229 have recovered and 21 cases are still active.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 1,84,964, new cases 1,120, death toll 3,785, discharged 1,68,858, active cases 12,321 and people tested so far 66,80,500.
Ahmedabad reports 199 new COVID-19 cases, 160 recoveries
Ahmedabad recorded 199 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the highest for a district in Gujarat on Thursday, while 160 patients recovered from the infection, said the state Health Department.
With this, Ahmedabad district’s tally of positive cases rose to 44,690, said a release by the department.
Of the fresh cases, 181 were recorded in the city and 18 in the rural parts of the district, said the release.
Three patients died due to the infection, taking the death toll in the district to 1,944, it said.
The release said 160 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the recovery tally to 39,452.
Meanwhile, alarmed by long queues outside testing centres set up in different parts of the city, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has urged people to avoid coming to booths “just out of curiosity to get themselves tested”.
To stop people from revisiting centres for testing without having any COVID-19-related symptoms, the AMC, in a release, said its staff will apply semi-permanent ink on fingers of those who come for rapid antigen test at these centres to curb crowd.
