Gujarat crosses 1 lakh cumulative Covid-19 cases; last 25,000 in 23 days

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat on Thursday became 11th state to have 1 lakh cumulative Covid-19 patients as it recorded 1,325 new positive cases, the highest single-day tally in the past 24 hours ending at 5pm. The total cases in Gujarat now stand at 1,00,375.
An analysis reveals that the last 25,000 cases were recorded in the past 23 days compared to 90 days it took for the state to cross the first 25,000 cases.
The new cases include 272 from Surat, 166 from Ahmedabad, 135 from Rajkot, 123 from Vadodara and 115 from Jamnagar. With the update, the total tally for Ahmedabad and Surat reached 32,098 and 21,409 respectively. The two districts account for 53% of the total cases recorded so far. However, share of the two districts have recorded a dip in the last 25,000 cases.
The state also witnessed death of 16 positive patients in the past 24 hours, taking the toll to 3,064. The deaths included five from Surat, three each from Ahmedabad and Rajkot, two from Vadodara and one each from Bhavnagar, Bharuch, and Gandhinagar. Analysis of the mortality rate reveals that compared to 6.2% of patients dying due to Covid-19 in the first 25,000 cases, it reduced to 1.3% in the last 25,000 cases.
Jai Prakash Shivahare, state health commissioner, said that due to daily monitoring at the top level, the state machinery has responded to evolving situations and made required changes in the strategy. “It’s reflected in reduction in fatalities and test positivity rate,” he said.
A total of 1,126 patients got discharged in 24 hours in Gujarat, taking the total to 81,180. The discharges include 291 from Surat, 198 from Vadodara, 125 from Rajkot, 110 from Jamnagar and 76 from Ahmedabad
With the update, the number of active patients reached an all-time high of 16,131, which accounts for 16% of the total cases so far. The share of deceased and discharged patients is 3.1% and 80.9% respectively.
The state carried out 75,487 tests in 24 hours, taking the total to 25.59 lakh. The state health department claimed that it's 1161 tests per day per million. As on Thursday evening, Gujarat had 5.54 lakh persons under quarantine, out of which 527 persons were under facility quarantine, whereas others were under home quarantine.
Dr Bharat Gadhvi, president of Ahmedabad Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (AHNA), said that it’s time to reflect on the future course of action. “Our analysis reveals that the occupancy rate has remained nearly full for the non-AMC beds. About 10-15% of the total patients require intensive care or ICU treatment,” he said.