Covid-19: Gujarat records 1,311 positive cases, nine deaths in 24 hrs

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5 pm recorded 1,311 new cases, taking the total to 1.46 lakh. It was the ninth day for the state to record below 1,400 daily positive cases.
The new cases include 280 from Surat, 188 from Ahmedabad, 134 from Rajkot, 123 from Vadodara, and 93 from Jamnagar. With the update, the cumulative cases in Surat reached 31,047. The cases in Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Rajkot include 38,271, 12,983 and 10,308 respectively.
The state also recorded deaths of nine positive patients, taking the total to 3,531. The deaths in Gujarat include four from Ahmedabad, three from Surat, and one each from Vadodara and Mehsana. It was 15th consecutive day for the Ahmedabad city to record three deaths daily. The cumulative deaths in Surat reached 790 as deaths in Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Rajkot reached 1,835, 195 and 147 respectively.
A total of 1,414 patients got discharged in 24 hours, taking the total to 1.26 lakh. The discharges include 292 from Surat, 272 from Ahmedabad, 182 from Rajkot, and 116 from Vadodara.
With the update, the active cases in Gujarat reached 16,485. The share of active, discharged and deceased Covid-19 positive patients in Gujarat was 11.2%, 86.3% and 2.5% respectively.
Gujarat in 24 hours carried out 51,385 tests, taking the total to 48 lakh. It was the lowest daily testing in 51 days. As on Wednesday evening, Gujarat had 6.11 lakh persons under quarantine - out of total, 409 were under facility quarantine, whereas the rest under home quarantine.