Covid-19: Gujarat adds 1,175 new cases, 11 deaths

AHMEDABAD: With new cases lower than discharged patients for the fourth consecutive day in Gujarat, the share of active cases went below 15,000 after two months in the state.
As of Wednesday evening, Gujarat had 14,959 or 9.6% of 1,55,098 total Covid-19 positive patients. Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot accounted for 59.6% of the active cases.
The share of discharged and deceased patients in the state was 88% and 2.4% respectively.
Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5 pm on Wednesday added 1,175 new positive patients. It was the fourth consecutive day of below 1,200 daily tally and the first day after seven days of constantly declining cases to record a slight upwards trend.
The new cases included 252 from Surat, 182 from Ahmedabad, 117 from Vadodara, 105 from Rajkot and 85 from Jamnagar. Cumulative cases in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot reached 39,554, 32,848, 13,846 and 11,118 respectively.
The state recorded deaths of 11 positive patients – the highest in nine days – taking the total to 3,598. The deaths included four from Ahmedabad, three from Surat, and one each from Vadodara, Rajkot, Gandhinagar and Patan. With the update, the death toll in Vadodara district reached 200. The deaths in Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot reached 1859, 810 and 152 respectively.
A total of 1,414 patients got discharged in 24 hours, taking the total to 1.36 lakh. The discharges included 267 from Surat, 200 from Ahmedabad, 157 from Vadodara, and 104 from Rajkot.
Gujarat in 24 hours carried out 50,993 tests, taking the total to 51.65 lakh. The number has remained below 51,000 for the past three days. As on Wednesday evening, Gujarat had 5.74 lakh persons under quarantine, including 241 persons in facility quarantine and 5.74 lakh under home quarantine.