Gujarat Records 4541 Covid Cases in last 24 Hours

Gujarat reported a record increase of 4,541 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the state’s tally to 3.37,015, an official said on Friday.

The death count increased by 42 to touch 4,697 during the period, while the recovery count stood at 3.09,626, or 91.87 percent of the number of cases, after 2,280 people were discharged from the hospitals, he added.

Ahmedabad recorded a record 1,296 new cases, the first time the count in the state’s largest city recorded a four-figure addition, followed by 891 cases in Surat city, 340 in Rajkot city, and 256 in the city. from Vadodara, the official added.

“Of the 42 deaths, 15 occurred in Surat, 12 in Ahmedabad, six in Vadodara, four in Rajkot, and one in Bhavnagar, Chhotaudepur, Dahod, Gandhinagar and Jamnagar. The total of active cases now stands at 22,692, of which, 187 are on fan support, “the official reported.

A state government statement said 76.30 lakh people in the state have so far received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 9. 84 lakh have received the second dose as well.

In Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, 41 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, and 21 people recovered, leaving the Union Territory with a case count of 3,865 and a recovery count of 3,624, an official said.

With two deaths so far, the number of active cases in the Union Territory is 239, it added.