Covid-19: New and active cases slightly up in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: The daily tally of new Covid-19 cases in Ahmedabad reached nine after five days. With discharge of only five patients, the active cases reached 60 from existing 56 – a rise in active cases after a month or more. The Civil Hospital had nine patients admitted, whereas private hospitals in the city had four.
Gujarat in 24 hours recorded 27 new positive cases and discharges of 35 patients, taking the number of active cases to 252. Out of 33 districts, seven have more than 10 active cases — with Ahmedabad accounting for 24% of the active cases.
On Saturday, three major cities accounted for 48% of the new cases. Apart from Ahmedabad, all other districts had two cases or less. Ahmedabad district recorded a positive case after over a month.
Surat and Vadodara cities recorded two cases each, whereas Gandhinagar, Jamnagar and Junagadh cities recorded one case each.
The state’s recovery rate has remained at 98.7%, with the state recording 3.08 lakh vaccinations in 24 hours.