Covid-19: Gujarat adds 1,329 new cases, 16 deaths in 24 hours

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5pm on Wednesday added 1,329 positive cases, taking the total to 1.08 lakh.
After a day of sub-1,300 cases on Tuesday and after a week of 1,300-plus daily cases, the cases again reached 1,300 for the state.
The new cases in Gujarat include 266 from Surat, 171 from Ahmedabad, 154 from Rajkot, 126 from Vadodara, and 113 from Jamnagar 830. With the update, the cumulative cases in Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot crossed 33,000, 23,000 and 6,000 respectively.
The state also recorded deaths of 16 positive patients, taking the total to 3,152. The deaths in Gujarat include four each from Ahmedabad and Surat, two each from Rajkot, Gandhinagar and Vadodara, and one each from Mahisagar and Surendranagar. The cumulative cases in Ahmedabad and Surat reached 1,744 and 672.
A total of 1,336 patients got discharged in 24 hours, taking the total to 88,815. The discharges include 276 from Surat, 231 from Rajkot, 145 from Vadodara, 121 from Ahmedabad, 113 from Jamnagar.
With the update, the active cases in Gujarat reached 16,328, which is 15% of the total positive cases in the state. Share of discharged and deceased patients reached 82% and 3% respectively.
Gujarat in 24 hours carried out 75,936 tests, taking the total to 30.01 lakh. The state health department claimed that it's 1168 tests per day per million population. As on Wednesday evening, Gujarat had 6.23 lakh persons under quarantine. Out of the total, 454 persons are in facility quarantine, whereas the rest are under home quarantine.