Covid-19: Gujarat records highest cases, tests, and discharges in a day: 1,204 cases, 14 deaths in 24 hours

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5pm on Friday added 1,204 positive cases, taking the total to 84,466. It was the state’s highest daily tally and the first day of 1,200 daily cases – 26 days after it first recorded 1,100 cases.
The state also made records of highest daily tests and daily discharges. The state carried out 72,858 tests in 24 hours, taking the total to 16.2 lakh. A total of 1,324 patients got discharged, taking the total to 67,277.
Gujarat recorded deaths of 14 patients as the death toll mounted to 2,869. It was the lowest daily death toll for the state in 36 days. The deaths included five from Surat, three from Ahmedabad, two from Vadodara, and one each from Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Anand, and Panchmahal. Surat's death toll is now at 580, whereas Rajkot has recorded deaths of 75 patients so far.
The new cases include 251 from Surat, 179 from Ahmedabad, 120 from Vadodara, and 97 from Rajkot. With the update, Surat district crossed 18,000 cumulative cases, whereas Ahmedabad inches closer to 30,000 cases and Vadodara 7,000 cases. Dangs recorded eight cases in a day - which is 20% of its total cases so far.
The discharged patients included 340 from Surat, 308 from Jamnagar, 167 from Ahmedabad, and 132 from Rajkot. Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot districts have 62% of the active cases.
With the update, the state had 14,320 active cases, which consisted of 17% of total cases so far. Share of discharged and deceased patients is 79.6% and 3.4% respectively.
As on Friday evening, Gujarat has 4.66 lakh persons under quarantine, out of which 723 are in facility quarantine.