AHMEDABAD: Gujarat on Saturday reported 71 new Covid-19 cases, the highest one-day tally in 164 days. With the discharge of 27 patients, the state added 44 Active Covid cases, taking the total to 524, crossing 500 after 146 days.
Active Covid cases pass 500 – Highest Test Positivity Rate in Gujarat
| District | TPR | Share of RT-PCR |
|---|---|---|
| Botad | 0.7 | 80% |
| Jamnagar | 0.6 | 96% |
| Vadodara | 0.5 | 73% |
| Ahmedabad | 0.4 | 91% |
| Surat | 0.3 | 91% |
“Hospitalization, however, is less compared to the second wave. Of the total number of cases, around 10% need hospitalization and intensive care. The deaths we have seen in the first 10 days of the month also show a trend that those with co-morbidities and of higher age are more affected even if they are fully vaccinated,” said a senior health department official.
Districts with the highest active covid cases
| District | Active Cases | Daily Test | Under Quarantine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad | 158 | 7,864 | 33 |
| Vadodara | 67 | 3,874 | 45 |
| Surat | 52 | 6,608 | 550 |
| Jamnagar | 40 | 1,536 | 711 |
| Bhavnagar | 30 | 2,798 | 118 |
The new Covid-19 cases included 15 in Jamnagar city, 13 in Vadodara city, 11 in Surat city, 10 in Ahmedabad city, four cases each in Kutch and Navsari, three cases each in Rajkot city and Mehsana, two each in Devbhoomi Dwarka and Valsad, and one each in Gandhinagar city, Anand, Vadodara, and Ahmedabad district.
Cities accounted for 75% of the cases with Jamnagar recording more than 10 cases in a day for the third straight day.
Gujarat in the past 24 hours reported vaccination of 4.15 lakh, taking the total number of doses administered to 8.52 crore.
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