Gujarat records 1,052 new Covid cases, 22 deaths; tally at 86,874, toll rises to 2,348

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat recorded 1,052 new Covid-19 positive cases in the 24 hours ending 5pm on Monday, taking tally to 86,874 while the toll has risen to 2,348 with 22 more fatalities.
It was the state’s seventh consecutive day of 1,000 plus daily cases as it added 7,435 cases in a week at the average of 1,062 daily cases.
The new cases include 258 from Surat, 184 - Ahmedabad, 96 - Vadodara, 74 - Rajkot and 30 from Surendranagar.
The deaths include nine from Surat, four - Ahmedabad, three - Vadodara, two - Patan and one each from Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana and Panchmahal.
A total of 1,015 patients got discharged in Gujarat, taking the total to 41,380. It's the third time ever that the daily discharges have crossed the figure of 1,000-plus in the state.
With the update on Monday, the state now has 13,146 active patients, which is 23.1 per cent of the total patients recorded so far. The share of deceased and discharged patients is 4.1 per cent and 72.8 per cent, respectively. As of Monday, the state had 81 patients on ventilator.
Gujarat carried out 25,474 tests in 24 hours to find new cases, taking the total to 6.67 lakh. The state health department claimed that it's conducting 392 tests daily per 10 lakh population.
As on Monday, total of 4.73 lakh people are under quarantine, including 4.71 lakh in home quarantine.