Covid-19: Ahmedabad, Surat toll in 24 hours among lowest

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5pm on Monday added 1,033 positive cases, taking the total to 79,816. The state also recorded 15 deaths, taking the toll to 2,802. The deaths include three each from Ahmedabad and Surat; two each from Morbi, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, and Vadodara; and one from Gir-Somnath. The cases include 243 from Surat, 158 from Ahmedabad, 109 from Vadodara, and 92 from Rajkot.
It was the lowest daily toll for Surat in 36 days. An analysis of the deaths also reveals that Ahmedabad and Surat cumulatively contributed 40% of daily deaths, which is one of the lowest ever for the districts. To put the figure in perspective, it was 66.7% on August 1, 70% on July 15, and 62% on July 1.

With the update, the cumulative cases in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, and Rajkot districts are 29,247, 17,072, 6,491, and 3,364. The deaths in these four districts are 1,662, 554, 113, and 68. Surat recorded the last 1,000 cases in four days. The current rate of adding 1,000 cases for Ahmedabad is six days. In all, 1,086 patients were discharged in the 24-hour period, taking the total to 62,579. The discharges include 298 from Surat, 182 from Ahmedabad, 82 from Rajkot, and 67 from Vadodara.
Active patients in Gujarat are now 18% of the total cases — 14,435. The share of discharged and deceased patients in the patient total is 78.4% and 3.6% respectively. Gujarat carried out 45,540 tests in 24 hours, taking the total to 13.58 lakh. The state health department said that 701 tests per day per million are conducted in the state. As on Monday evening, Gujarat had 5.02 lakh persons under quarantine, of whom 5.01 lakh were under home quarantine.