NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, AUG 7
The count of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 68,885 on Friday with 1,074 new patients being reported since previous evening, the state health department said.
On the first day of his successful 5th year regime in Gujarat today, CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp held sensitive dialogues with family members of 35-odd #CoronaWarriors who laid down their lives on line of duty and announced some special assistance from State Govt for these families. pic.twitter.com/xuPThtB6TI
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) August 7, 2020
Twenty-two COVID-19 patients died during this period, taking the death toll in the state due to the pandemic to 2,606, it said.
At the same time, the number of patients who were discharged from hospitals after recovery was more than fresh cases on Friday. 1,370 persons were discharged, taking the total of recovered patients to 51,692.
CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp performed e-distribution of grants worth over Rs.1000 crore to 8 Municipal Corps & 155 Municipalities of the state on behalf of Gujarat Municipal Finance Board for urban devl projects under Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana from Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/jTRgUld9TX
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) August 7, 2020
Since Thursday evening, 10 COVID-19 patients died in Surat district alone, followed by three in Ahmedabad, two each in Morbi and Vadodara, and one each in Amreli, Anand, Jamnagar, Rajkot, and Valsad.
રાજ્યના આરોગ્ય અગ્રસચિવ જયંતી રવિ રાજકોટની મુલાકાતે પહોંચ્યા. જયંતી રવિએ રાજકોટ કલેક્ટર રેમ્યા મોહન, મહાનગરપાલિકા કમિશનર ઉદિત અગ્રવાલ અને આરોગ્ય અધિકારીઓ સાથે બેઠક યોજી. ધન્વંતરી રથની ડોર ટુ ડોર પ્રક્રિયાથી સારા પરિણામ મળ્યા @JayantiRavi @CollectorRjt pic.twitter.com/NPBxNmJ0m2
— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) August 7, 2020
So far 9,30,373 tests have been conducted in the state.
There are 14,587 active patients, including 86 who are on ventilators.
As part of an aggressive testing policy adopted by the state government for the last one month, over 26,500 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, which brought per million average to 409.09 tests, the health department release said.
CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp made symbolic distribution of certificates to the Yoga Coaches and Yoga Trainers who have successfully completed the yoga training course of the Gujarat State Yog Board today at Gandhinagar. pic.twitter.com/QGGBRGDdkq
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) August 7, 2020
With 1,074 new cases on Friday, Gujarat was in the 14th spot in the country in terms of daily increase. It was in the 13th spot on Thursday.
358 patients, the highest in the state, recovered in Surat district, followed by 201 in Dahod and 120 in Ahmedabad districts.
નવસારી સિવિલ હોસ્પિટલને વધુ 20 વેન્ટીલેટરની ફાળવણી કરવામાં આવી – આરોગ્ય મંત્રી @ikumarkanani એ #Navsari સિવિલ હોસ્પિટલની મુલાકાત લઇને આરોગ્યલક્ષી કામગીરી નિહાળી – #Ahmedabad હોસ્પિટલમાં અગ્નિકાંડને લઇને હોસ્પિટલમાં સઘન વ્યવસ્થા રાખવાની સૂચના આપી
(ફાઇલ તસવીર) pic.twitter.com/71oCkzAawZ— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) August 7, 2020
But Surat also recorded the highest spike with 231 new cases, followed by Ahmedabad at 153.
Ahmedabad’s tally of total cases has now reached 27,587 cases, the highest in the state.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 68,885, new cases 1,074, deaths 2,606, discharged 51,692, active cases 14,587 and people tested so far 9,30,373.
Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana – a visionary initiative of the progressive Gujarat Govt that has translated urban development into smart facilities and overall welfare of the people all across the state. pic.twitter.com/XnPs5wBZk4
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) August 7, 2020
231 new coronavirus cases reported in Surat
Surat district recorded 231 new coronavirus cases since the previous evening, taking its case tally to 15,362 on Friday, the state health department said.
સોના 1.5 અને સોના 2.5 નામના આ રોબોર્ટ કોરોના સારવાર લેતા વોડમાં દર્દીને જરૂરી તમામ વસ્તુ હવેથી આ રોબોર્ટ પહોંચાડશે. #surat #coronavirus #robot #Gujarat @kirtesh87356110 https://t.co/vA5bTxQ6qi
— News18Gujarati (@News18Guj) August 7, 2020
The district once again reported the highest one-day spike in cases in Gujarat.
The case tally of the district is the second biggest in the state after Ahmedabad (27,587 cases).
Out of 231 new cases, 183 cases were from Surat city while 48 cases were from rural parts of the district, the health department’s release said.
Five coronavirus patients each from the city and rural areas died since Thursday evening, taking the death toll to 668 in the district.
358 persons, highest in Gujarat on Friday, recovered and were given a discharge from hospitals during this period. So far 11,459 patients have recovered in the state, the release said.
CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp in presence of DyCM Shri @Nitinbhai_Patel today dedicated 360 housing units at Ramnagar in Unjha of Mehsana district through video conferencing and expressed Govt's commitment to provide pucca house to every homeless to realise the goal of #HousingForAll pic.twitter.com/4SLoTGYISt
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) August 6, 2020
153 new cases in Ahmedabad; three die, 120 recover
#coronavirus ના દર્દીઓ માટે આશીર્વાદરૂપ ‘પ્લાઝમા થેરાપી’ મળી રહે તે હેતુથી @civilhospamd ના IHBT દ્વારા ‘પ્લાઝમા કલેક્શન મોબાઈલ વાન’નો શુભારંભ -રિકવર થયેલા દર્દીઓનાં ઘર આંગણેથી એકત્ર કરાશે પ્લાઝમા- 99789 85653 નંબર પર સંપૂર્ણ માહિતી#Ahmedabad
જુઓ વીડિયો: https://t.co/ERsuWWK5Nm— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) August 7, 2020
Ahmedabad reported 153 new coronavirus cases, which pushed its tally in the district to 27,587 on Friday, the state health department said.
Of these 153 new cases, 142 were from Ahmedabad city and 11 from other parts of the district, it said.
With the death of three COVID-19 patients in the last 24 hours, the fatality count in the district reached 1,625, the department said in a release.
As many as 120 patients recovered from the infection and were given a discharge in the last 24 hours, it said.
