NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, SEPT 9
Gujarat’s coronavirus tally rose to 1,08,295 with the addition of 1,329 new cases on Wednesday, the state health department said.
With 16 fatalities, the death toll rose to 3,152, it said.
As many as 1,336 patients were discharged during the day, which pushed the number of recovered cases to 88,815, the department said in its release.
With this, the state has achieved a recovery rate of 82.01 percent.
Like Tuesday, the number of recovered cases exceeded that of the new cases on Wednesday.
Surat reported the highest number of 266 cases in Gujarat on the day, while there were 171 cases in Ahmedabad, the second-highest in the state.
Gujarat’s doctors have succeeded to a great extent in the fight against coronavirus with people’s cooperation, having established the state as a role model at the national level for COVID19 treatment and control – CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp pic.twitter.com/skx40atpKt
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) September 9, 2020
With 154 cases, Rajkot was at the third spot, followed by Vadodara at 126, and Jamnagar at 113.
Among other districts, Bhavnagar reported 46 new cases, Junagadh 37, Gandhinagar 35, Morbi 30, Amreli and Panchmahal 29 each, Patan 25, Bharuch 24, Dahod and Mehsana 22 each, Devbhumi Dwarka 18, Mahisagar 16, Gir Somnath and Tapi 14 each, Kutch, Surendranagar and Valsad 13 each, Anand and Banaskantha 12 each, the department said.
Surat and Ahmedabad both reported four deaths, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, and Vadodara two each, and Mahisagar and Surendranagar one each.
There are a total of 16,328 active cases in the state, of which 94 patients are on a ventilator, and the condition of 16,234 is stable.
With 75,936 coronavirus tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the total number of samples tested so far in the state crossed the 30-lakh mark and rose to 30,01,383.
Tests conducted in the last 24 hours were at the rate of 1,168.24 tests per day per million population, the department said.
Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 1,08,295, new cases 1,329, deaths 3,152, discharged 88,815, active cases 16,328 and people tested so far 30,01,383.
In the war against Corona, CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp took a sensitive decision to provide the expensive life-saving injection like Tocilizumab to critical COVID-19 patients free of cost from the State Govt and also kept enough stock to ensure its availability for any needy patient. pic.twitter.com/hyfmsue7QK
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) September 9, 2020
266 new cases in Surat, four deaths
Surat reported 266 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest in the state, which raised the case tally in the district to 23,424, the Gujarat health department said.
The COVID-19 death toll in the district rose to 910 with four more patients dying, it said.
At the same time, 276 patients were discharged from hospitals in the district during the day, the department said in a release.
While Surat city reported 176 recoveries against 174 new cases on Wednesday, the rural parts reported 100 recoveries compared to 92 new cases.
Considering the influx of migrant workers who are returning to Surat city to join work, the city civic body is carrying out COVID-19 tests at railway stations, bus depots as well as city border check posts, officials said.
Those arriving by flights are also being tested.
739 passengers were tested at the airport, out of which 10 tested positive. Out of 4,709 passengers tested at the central bus depot, 59 tested positive.
Out of 12,025 tested at check posts, 200 have been found to have the coronavirus infection.
As many as 106 positive cases were found among 9,967 passengers tested at railway stations, officials said.
The Surat Municipal Corporation will carry out COVID- 19 tests for auto-rickshaw drivers, barbers, delivery boys as well as those working as cashiers and accountants between September 10-14, officials said.
Ahmedabad cases go past 33,000 with 171 additions
The COVID-19 tally in Ahmedabad district crossed the 33,000 marks and reached 33,037 on Wednesday with the addition of 171 new cases, Gujarat health department said.
The cumulative death toll rose to 1,760 with four new fatalities, it said.
With 121 patients being discharged after treatment in the day, the number of recoveries rose to 27,145 in the district, the department said.
Of the 171 fresh cases, Ahmedabad city contributed 149 patients while 22 cases were reported from rural areas.
All four deaths occurred in the city.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to increase the services of city buses starting Thursday.
Buses will play between 6 am and 11 pm with50 percent capacity, it said, adding that commuters will have to strictly follow the social distancing norms.
As against 355 buses running on 77 routes during the lockdown period, the number of daily services will be increased to 650 covering 149 routes.
The number of buses to ply on the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) will increase to 205 from 125, it said.
The civic body also informed that 31 of 1,694 passengers arrived in three express trains here have tested positive for coronavirus during screening.
Meanwhile, the number of micro containment areas in the city rose to 378, it added.
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“Paatil is currently admitted to Apollo Hospitals and is undergoing treatment for COVID-19. He is currently stable and being taken care of by multidisciplinary team of specialists,” the hospital said in a statement.
