Gujarat COVID-19 cases go past 99,000; 12 die; 1,141 recover

Ahmedabad, September 2

Gujarat’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 99,000 mark and rose to 99,050 on Wednesday with addition of 1,305 new cases, state health department said.

With 12 more patients succumbing to the infection, including six in Surat, the cumulative toll in the state went up to 3,048.

A total of 1,141 patients were discharged in the day, taking the count of recoveries to 80,054, the department said in a release.

The patient recovery rate in the state has reached 80.82 per cent, it said.

A total of 74,523 tests were conducted in the day, which comes at the rate of 1,146.50 tests per day per million population, the department said.

At 265, Surat reported the highest number of new cases in the state in the day, followed by Ahmedabad with 169 cases, the department said.

At 150, Jamnagar reported its highest intra-day surge in cases; 125 of these cases were recorded within the limits of the municipal corporation, it said.

Rajkot and Vadodara also reported higher number of cases in the day, at 143 and 125, respectively.

Elsewhere, Bhavnagar reported 48 new cases, Gandhinagar 38, Panchmahal 34, Junagadh 30, Amreli 26, Mehsana 24, Bharuch 23, Morbi 20, Banaskantha 18, Kutch 17, Dahod and Gir Somnath 15 each, Valsad 14, Devbhumi Dwarka 13, Botad 12, Anand 11, Kheda, Narmada and Tapi 10 each, etc.

Of the 12 deaths, Surat reported six fatalities, Ahmedabad three, Gandhinagar two and Vadodara one, the department said.

The number of active cases in Gujarat now stands at 15,948.

Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 99,050, new cases 1,305, deaths 3,048, discharged 80,054, active cases 15,948 and people tested so far 24,84,429. PTI