Gujarat reports 1,181 new Covid-19 cases, tally crosses 1.51 lakh

AHMEDABAD: With addition of 1,181 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours ending at 5pm on Sunday, the state's tally crossed 1.51 lakh. It was the state's lowest daily tally in the past 47 days as the number went below 1,200 after 45 days. Gujarat had recorded 1,190 cases on August 27.
Analysis of the daily cases reveal that the cases are constantly falling - in fact, in a matter of 15 days, the number has gone down from 1,411 to 1,181 - a fall of 230 cases or 16.3%.
Analysis of the districts’ contribution shows that the five major districts – Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Jamnagar – accounted for 61.6% of total cases in Gujarat on September 27 or a fortnight ago.
On Sunday, the five districts’ share was 67.7% - indicating dip in new positive cases in other districts. In absolute terms, the five districts have recorded a dip of 9% in positive cases – from 869 to 800 – in the fortnight.
The state also recorded deaths of nine positive patients, taking the total to 3,569. The deaths included four from Ahmedabad, three from Surat, and one each from Rajkot and Vadodara. With the update, the death toll for Surat district reached 801 whereas Rajkot district reached 150. The toll for Ahmedabad and Vadodara were 1,849 and 196 respectively.
In the first 11 days of October, the daily death toll has gone above 10 only three times. Out of 116 deaths in October so far, 63% are from Ahmedabad and Surat districts, reveal analysis.
A total of 1,413 patients got discharged in 24 hours, taking the total to 1.32 lakh. The discharges include 297 from Surat, 198 from Ahmedabad, 166 from Rajkot, and 83 from Vadodara.
With the update, the active cases in Gujarat reached 15,717. The share of active, discharged and deceased patients out of total cases so far was 10.4%, 87.3% and 2.3% respectively.
Gujarat carried out 51,250 tests in 24 hours, taking the total to 50.12 lakh. It was the lowest daily test in 45 days. In the 11 days of October, the average daily testing has fallen by 10%, reveal analysis. As on Sunday evening, Gujarat had 5.92 lakh persons under quarantine.