Gujarat Coronavirus Cases 44,000 Cases, Surat Reports Most Cases In A Day

Gujarat Coronavirus Cases 44,000 Cases, Surat Reports Most Cases In A Day

New Delhi:  Gujarat on Wednesday reported the highest single-day spike of 925 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total count to 44,648, while the death toll mounted by 10, including five fatalities in Surat, to 2,081, health department said.

The number of the recovered cases rose by 791 to 31,346 in the day.

Gujarat now has 11,221 active cases, of whom 61 patients are in a critical condition, it said.

Surat reported the highest number of 236 cases and five deaths in the state in the day, it said.

With this, Surat''s COVID-19 tally crossed the 9,000- mark and reached 9,186, while the death toll mounted to 355, the health department said.

Ahmedabad reported 173 new cases, taking its tally to 23,599 while the fatality count rose by two to 1,527.

One fatality each was reported in Bhavnagar, Navsari and Gandhinagar districts, the department said in a release.

At 223, Surat also reported the highest number of recovered cases in the day, followed by 212 in Ahmedabad.

The total number of discharged patients in Surat now stands at 5,619 and at 18,399 in Ahmedabad, it said.

A total of 4,87,707 samples have been tested so far in the state.

Gujarat''s COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 44,648, new cases 925, deaths 2,081, discharged 31,346, active cases 11,221 and people tested so far 4,87,707. 

(Inputs from IANS)

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