NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, APR 3
Gujarat on Saturday reported 2,815 COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day addition, taking its tally to 3,15,563, an official said.
રાજ્યમાં કોરોના સંક્રમણ વધતું અટકાવવા માટે સરકારશ્રી દ્વારા જારી કરાયેલ ગાઇડલાઇનનો ચુસ્ત અમલ કરાવવા અને વધુ કડક કાર્યવાહી કરવા માટે રાજ્ય પોલીસ વડા શ્રી આશિષ ભાટિયાનાઓ દ્વારા આદેશ કરવામાં આવ્યો.
ચાલો સૌ સાથે મળી કોરોના સંક્ર્મણ અટકાવવા મદદરૂપ બનીએ#FightAgainstCovid19 pic.twitter.com/uxdfnsSWOh
— Gujarat Police (@GujaratPolice) April 3, 2021
Friday’s outbreak record of 2,640 stands broken in less than 24 hours, an indicator of the sharp surge the state is witnessing over the past few days, the official pointed out.
The state’s death toll rose by 13 to touch 4,552 during the day, while the recovery count reached 2,96,713, or 94.03 per cent of the caseload, after 2,063 people were discharged, he added.
Gujarat now has 14,298 active cases, of which 161 patients are critical, he said.
“Five deaths took place in Surat, four in Ahmedabad and one each in Rajkot, Vadodara, Tapi and Bhavnagar. Surat led with 687 new cases, followed by 659 in Ahmedabad, 384 in Vadodara and 277 in Rajkot,” the official said.
A government release said 3,71,055 people were given the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, while 32,624 people in the 45 plus age group got the second dose.
Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are positive cases 3,15,563, new cases 2,815, death toll 4,552, discharged 2,96,731, active cases 14,298, people tested so far – figures not released.
