Gujarat adds 470 cases, 33 deaths in 24 hours; tally at 21,044, toll at 1313

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5pm on Tuesday recorded 470 Covid-19 positive cases, taking the total to 21,044. The state added last 1,925 cases in four days alone as it crossed 21,000 cases mark. The new cases included 331 from Ahmedabad, 62 from Surat and 32 from Vadodara.
Gujarat crossed 1,300 deaths on Tuesday with 33 deaths in 24 hours taking the death toll to 1,313. Last four days have witnessed 123 deaths in Gujarat, giving the death rate of 6.4%. The deaths included 27 from Ahmedabad, two from Surat and one each from Mehsana, Aravalli, Amreli and Panchmahal.
A total of 409 patients got discharged in 24 hours, taking the total to 14,373. The discharges include 248 from Ahmedabad, 64 from Vadodara and 48 from Surat. With the update on Tuesday, 25.5% (5358) out of total Covid-19 positive cases are active, 68.3% (14,373) patients are discharged and 6.2% (1313) patients are dead.
Number of daily tests for Covid-19 rose to 5,298 in 24 hours, taking the total to 2.61 lakh. The tests showed 15% increase from 4,603 tests on Monday. Daily average of Covid-19 tests for June in Gujarat is 5,517.
Aggregators for the Covid-19 data reveal that among the four major states – Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat – that have recorded 20,000-plus positive cases, Gujarat has carried out least per million tests whereas in absolute numbers, the state has surpassed Delhi’s 2.55 lakh tests.
A total of 2.09 lakh persons are under quarantine in Gujarat out of which 2.03 lakh are under home quarantine.