Active corona cases: Slight spike in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: Sunday was the first day since May 5 on which Gujarat recorded a rise in active cases. Against 23 new Covid-19 positive cases in 24 hours, 21 patients were discharged, adding two to the active cases, taking them to 254.
Gujarat has constantly recorded a drop in active cases over the past two months due to more discharges than daily cases, said experts.
Ahmedabad recorded eight, or 35% of the daily cases, whereas Vadodara registered a slight rise in cases at five in 24 hours. Four major cities of Gujarat accounted for 69.5% of the daily cases, recording a fall in non-urban areas.
Ahmedabad added five active cases with only three discharges.
Gujarat has not recorded the death of any active Covid patient over the past 13 days, according to the state health department figures. The recovery rate of the state remained at 97.5%.
Due to a special drive organized by the health department, of the 3.73 lakh Covid vaccinations on Sunday, 72% were for the second dose. Ahmedabad recorded maximum 40,114 vaccinations.