NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, NOV 27
Despite night curfews in major cities and restrictions on gatherings in other parts of the state, Gujarat recorded its highest single-day spike of 1,607 coronavirus cases in 24 hours since Thursday evening.
The increase in new cases has crossed the 1,600-mark for the first time in the state.
The caseload, thus, reached 2,05,116, a health department release said on Friday.
The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 3,938 with 16 more infected patients dying.
As many as 1,388 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals on Thursday evening.
Of the 16 patients who died during the day, 11 were from Ahmedabad, four from Surat, and one from Gandhinagar.
Ahmedabad district reported 353 new cases, followed by 299 in Surat, 167 in Vadodara, 139 in Rajkot, 66 in Gandhinagar, 51 in Banaskantha, and 39 in Patan district.
Gujarat”s recovery rate now stands at 90.90 percent.
While over 69,000 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, the test tally reached 76.20 lakh.
Two new cases of coronavirus emerged during the day in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. Of the total 3,306 cases recorded in the UT so far, two have died, 3,273 have recovered and 31 cases are still active, said a release by the UT administration.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures are positive cases 2,05,116, new cases 1,607, death toll 3,938, discharged 1,86,446, active cases 14,732 and people tested so far 76,20,892.
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Ahmedabad sees 353 COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths; 356 recover
Ahmedabad district’s COVID-19 tally increased by 353 in the last 24 hours to reach 49,063, while 11 people died and 356 were discharged during this period, an official said on Friday.
The district’s toll has now reached 2,026, he added.
“Of the new cases, which is the highest for any district in Gujarat for the day, the civic limits accounted for 325 while rural areas contributed 28,” he said.
“The discharge of 337 people in city limits and 19 from rural parts took the overall number of people recovered to 43,757,” he added.
