Daily number of fresh Covid19 cases in Gujarat rises to 1122

Gandhinagar: Daily number of Covid19 positive cases recorded in Gujarat has gone up at 1122 as per the latest daily bulletin of the State health department. After December 2020, it is for the first time that daily number of fresh cases has crossed 1,000 mark. 775 patients recovered during this period while 3 patients, one each in Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadorara city died. The State has now total 5,310 active cases. The city of Surat continues to top for another day with 315 fresh cases followed by Ahmedabad city with 264 fresh cases. Vadodara city recorded 97 while Rajkot city recorded 88 fresh cases. The State has witnessed vaccination of total 22.71 lakh persons for the first dose and 5.54 lakh for the second dose.

1122 fresh cases of Covid19 in a day in Gujarat. Surat continues to top. Total active cases up at over 5300 in the State. pic.twitter.com/MviyXZmdWF

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