NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, JULY 3
Gujarat recorded its highest single-day spike of 687 new coronavirus positive cases so far on Friday, which pushed the state’s overall tally beyond the 34,000-mark, the health department said.
પાટણ જિલ્લામાં ૨૨ જેટલા ધન્વંતરી આરોગ્ય રથ થકી ઘરઆંગણે મળશે પ્રાથમિક આરોગ્ય સેવાઓ
અંતરિયાળ વિસ્તારના લોકોને જરૂરી આરોગ્ય સેવાઓ સ્થળ પર જ મળી રહે તે માટે આયુષ મેડિકલ ઑફિસર અને પેરામેડિકલ સ્ટાફ સાથે ધન્વંતરી આરોગ્ય રથ કાર્યરત#DhanvantriRath @CollectorPatan @moayush pic.twitter.com/w13DuQ3pC7— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) July 3, 2020
This is for the seventh consecutive day that the state has reported 600-plus fresh COVID-19 cases.
With the addition of 687 patients, the total number of positive cases in the state has gone up to 34,686, the department said in a statement.
જામનગરની એમ.પી. શાહ મેડિકલ કોલેજ અને જી.જી. હોસ્પિટલને #PMCaresFunds માંથી ઉચ્ચ ગુણવત્તાની વેન્ટિલેટર પ્રદાન કરાયા
જામનગરના સાંસદ પૂનમબેન માડમે પ્રધાન મંત્રી @narendramodi નો આભાર માન્યો https://t.co/fI1UdHo4q3— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) July 3, 2020
During the same period, 18 patients succumbed to the infection, taking the death toll in the state to 1,906, it added.
As many as 340 patients recovered from the infection and were discharged from different hospitals in the state, taking the count of such persons to 24,941.
Of these recovered patients, 131 were in Ahmedabad district, 72 in Surat, 57 in Vadodara and 16 in Gandhinagar. Patients also recovered in some other districts, including Kheda, Surendranagar, Panchmahal, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar.
શ્રી જયેશ દવે, આયકર વિભાગનાં એડમિનિસ્ટ્રેટિવ ઓફિસર છે. જેઓ એસ.વી.પી. હોસ્પિટલમાં સારવાર મેળવી, કોરોના સામે જંગ જીતીને સ્વસ્થ થયેલ છે. જાણો તેમનાં પ્રતિભાવો.@PMOIndia @CMOGuj @ibijalpatel @drrajivguptaias @Mukeshias @svphospital pic.twitter.com/0ewqH8TZ0p
— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) July 3, 2020
Ahmedabad and Surat districts reported 204 new cases each. Out of the 204 cases in Ahmedabad district, 195 were reported from the city.
Ahmedabad’s tally has now reached 21,543.
Other districts where a significant number of cases were reported in the last 24 hours include 62 in Vadodara and 26 in Junagadh.
Surat’s case count has now reached 5,461, the second-highest after Ahmedabad.
Vadodara is at the third spot in the state with 2,438 cases.
Of the total number of 18 patients who succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, as many as 10 died in Ahmedabad, five in Surat and one each in Kheda and Panchmahal.
Gujarat has so far conducted 3,95,873 tests, out of which 7,839 cases are still active.
Among these, 61 are on the ventilators while 7,778 are stable.
Out of around 2.56 lakh persons currently quarantined in the state, as many as 2.52 lakh are home quarantined, while 3,041 are kept in different facilities across the state.
માઇક્રો કન્ટેન્મેન્ટ ઝોનમાં સતત ટેસ્ટિંગ- Media Reports pic.twitter.com/sZoLKqXtRE
— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) July 3, 2020
Ahmedabad registers 204 new coronavirus cases; tally 21,543
Ahmedabad district reported 204 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which took its overall tally to 21,543 on Friday, the health department said.
Of the total number of fresh cases, 195 were from Ahmedabad city, while nine others from parts of the district, it said in a statement.
AMC has set up an example in India of Public-Pvt Partnership in COVID mgmt Over 2000 beds arranged in more than 50 pvt COVID designated hospital, providing best care. Smt Narmada tells her story.@PMOIndia @CMOGuj @ibijalpatel @drrajivguptaias @Mukeshias @Divya_Bhaskar pic.twitter.com/rIKzL615i3
— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) July 3, 2020
The virus claimed the lives of 10 patients in the district in the last 24 hours, due to which its death toll rose to 1,466, it added.
According to the department, 131 patients were discharged from different hospitals following their recovery during this period, which took the number of recovered persons to 16,385 in the district.
While 121 of the recovered patients were from Ahmedabad city, 10 others hailed from different villages in the district.
Of the total 1,906 COVID-19 deaths registered in Gujarat so far, as many as 1,466 fatalities were reported from Ahmedabad district alone.
While 1,411 victims were from the city, 55 deaths were reported from rural parts of the district.
Out of the tally of 21,543 patients, as many as 20,689 cases are from the city, while 854 others from other parts of the district.
Zydus Cadila gets nod for clinical trial of vaccine against COVID-19
Meanwhile, Ahmedabad-based pharma giant Zydus Cadila has been given the green signal for a clinical trial of a vaccine against COVID-19.
Food and drugs commissioner Dr H.G. Koshia said the effort of the company has made Gujarat proud and added that the company has successfully completed pre-clinical trials on animals.
According to him, the company will undertake phase 1 and phase 2 trials of the vaccine in about 1,000 persons across the country.
Speaking to a section of media, Pankaj Patel of Zydus Cadila said the results of the clinical trials are expected in about three months. He said if the results of phase I and phase 2 trials were found to be favourable, then the DGCI can give special permission to use the vaccine for high-risk people or ask for phase 3 trial to cover more people before giving such permission.
According to him, the company studied the virus and cloned the portion of ‘S’ protein to obtain antigen which was tested on four animals. The immunity response was good and antibodies could be seen.
