Covid-19: Gujarat adds 1,101 cases, 14 deaths in 24 hrs

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5 pm on Sunday added 1,101 positive cases, taking the total in the state to 86,779. The state recorded a dip of 111 cases from all-time high daily tally of 1,212 on August 22. The new cases included 248 from Surat, 177 from Ahmedabad, 119 from Vadodara, and 99 from Rajkot.
The state also recorded deaths of 14 positive patients, taking the death toll to 2,897. The deaths include five each from Ahmedabad and Surat, two from Junagadh, and one each from Vadodara and Rajkot.
With the update, the cumulative cases in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot have reached 30,282, 18,536, 7,196 and 3,951. The deaths in these four districts are 1,685, 591, 119 and 76 respectively.
A total of 972 patients got discharged in 24 hours, taking the total to 69,229. The discharges include 174 from Surat, 172 from Ahmedabad, 121 from Mehsana, and 68 from Rajkot
As on Sunday evening, Gujarat had 14,653 active cases, which formed 16.9% of total cases registered so far. The share of discharged and dead patients in total tally is now at 79.8% and 3.3% respectively.
Analysis of the weekly cases and deaths reveal that cases rose by 3.6% and deaths got reduced by 17%. In figures, the state recorded 277 more cases and 23 less deaths compared to the last week. Four districts – Dangs, Tapi, Banaskantha and Jamnagar – recorded 50% or more rise in weekly cases. Dangs recorded 27% of its total cases in the past one week.
Among the four major districts, Vadodara recorded the highest rise in cases (5.7%) whereas three districts - Surat, Vadodara, and Rajkot recorded a dip in deaths. Ahmedabad's deaths at 26 remained the same in both the weeks.
Gujarat carried out 60,808 tests in 24 hours, taking the total to 17.56 lakh. The state health department claimed that the figure is 935 tests per day per million population. As on Sunday evening, Gujarat has 4.71 lakh persons under quarantine, out of which 623 are in facility quarantine.