Covid-19: Gujarat adds 1,280 positive cases, 14 deaths in 24 hrs; Tally at 96,435, toll at 3,022

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5 pm on Monday added 1,280 new positive cases, taking the total to 96,435. It was the fourth consecutive day for the state to record 1,200-plus daily cases.
The new cases included 257 from Surat, 173 from Ahmedabad, 128 from Vadodara, 118 from Rajkot and 114 from Jamnagar. With the update, the total cases in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot reached 31,604, 20,583, 8,197 and 4,803.
The state also recorded deaths of 14 positive patients, taking the total to 3,022. The deaths included three each from Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot, two from Bhavnagar, and one each from Vadodara, Gandhinagar and Jamnagar. Rajkot's death toll reached 93 as Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara have so far recorded 1,715, 625 and 131 deaths respectively.
A total of 1,025 patients got discharged in 24 hours in Gujarat, taking the total to 77,782. The discharges include 137 from Surat, 128 from Ahmedabad, 107 from Vadodara, and 106 from Jamnagar.
With the update, the number of active patients in Gujarat rose to 15,631, which is 16.2% of the cumulative cases in the state. The share of discharged and deceased patients reached 80.7% and 3.1% respectively.
Gujarat carried out 66,363 tests in 24 hours, taking the total to 23.31 lakh. The state health department officials claimed that it carried 1,021 tests per day per million population. As on Monday evening, Gujarat has 5.02 lakh persons under quarantine, out of which 481 are under facility quarantine, whereas the rest are under home quarantine.