Covid-19: Ahmedabad district crosses 22,000-mark in total cases

AHMEDABAD: With 183 new Covid-19 positive cases in 24 hours, Ahmedabad district on Monday crossed 22,000 total cases (22,075). With seven deaths in a day, the total death toll for the district now stands at 1,491.
Ahmedabad for third consecutive day remained second highest in the state after Surat – on July 3, both the districts had recorded 204 cases each. Comparison of the two districts reveal that Ahmedabad added last 1,000 cases in six days, whereas Surat – that crossed 6,000 total cases on Monday – took five days.

In July so far, Ahmedabad has recorded deaths of 50 Covid-19 positive patients compared to 30 for Surat. It was sixth consecutive day for Gujarat to record a new highest tally with 735 cases. Since July 1, Gujarat has recorded 675, 681, 687, 712, 725 and 735 daily cases of Covid-19, recording an 8% rise in six days. The state’s total tally is now at 36,858 whereas the state’s death toll is 1962.
Vadodara district added 65 positive cases, followed by Bhavnagar (35) and Banaskantha (24). The deaths included seven from Ahmedabad, six from Surat, two from Aravalli and one each from Banaskantha and Kheda.
A total of 423 patients got discharged in 24 hours, taking the total to 26,323. The discharges include 240 from Ahmedabad, 86 from Surat, 21 from Bharuch and 11 from Sabarkantha. With the update, the state now has 8,573 or 23.2% of total Covid-19 positive patients as active patients whereas recovered and deceased patients consist of 71.4% and 5.4% of the tally. Gujarat carried out 4,340 tests in 24 hours, taking the total to 4.18 lakh.