Gujarat's daily Covid tally reaches new high with 1,310 cases; 14 deaths in 24 hours

AHMEDABAD: In 24 hours ending 5pm on Tuesday, Gujarat added 1,310 positive cases - the highest so far - taking the tally to 97,745. It was the first instance of 1,300-plus cases in a day, as Gujarat had recorded four consecutive days of 1,200-plus cases from August 28 to 31.
The new cases include 289 from Surat, 159 from Ahmedabad, 125 from Rajkot, 121 from Vadodara and 113 from Jamnagar. Out of total daily cases, 62% of the cases were recorded from these five districts. While Ahmedabad and Surat case tallies reached 31,763 and 20,872, Rajkot’s tally inches closer to 5,000 mark with 4,928 cases.
The state also recorded deaths of 14 positive patients, taking the death toll to 3,036. The deaths include six from Surat, four from Ahmedabad, two from Vadodara, and one each from Jamnagar and Gir Somnath.
A total of 1,131 patients got discharged in 24 hours, taking the total to 78,913. The discharges include 251 from Surat, 144 from Vadodara, 121 from Rajkot, 95 from Jamnagar, and 84 from Ahmedabad.
With the update, the number of active patients in Gujarat rose to 15,796, which is 16.2% of the total cases so far. Share of discharged and deceased patients in Gujarat is now at 80.7% and 3.1% respectively.
Gujarat carried out 78,070 cases in 24 hours - the highest so far in a single day - taking the total to 24.09 lakh. According to the state health department officials, it's 1201 tests per day per million population. The state has 5.54 lakh persons under quarantine, out of which 480 are in facility quarantine, whereas the rest are under home quarantine.