Gujarat reports 98 fresh cases of covid-19 in a day including 13 cases of Omicron variant

Gandhinagar: Gujarat has reported 98 fresh cases of coronavirus infection in 24 hours ending at 5 pm today against recovery of 69 covid patients and 3 deaths.

The State has now 694 active covid cases including 8 on ventilator support. Two fresh deaths were recorded in Ahmedabad and Jamnagar cities.

Among the fresh cases reported today in cities, Ahmedabad reported 32 cases, Surat – 18, Vadodara – 10, Rajkot – 7, Gandhinagar and Junagadh – 2 each and Bhavnagar and Jamnagar – 1 each.

Among fresh cases reported today in districts, Kutch recorded 6 fresh cases, Valsad – 5, Kheda and Rajkot – 3 each, Navsari, Sabarkantha and Vadodara – 2 each and Gir Somnath and Surat – 1 each.

During the day, over 1.75 lakh doses of covid vaccines were administered, taking the total count statewide so far above 8.80 crore.

Among fresh covid cases, 13 were Omicron variant cases, including 7 in Vadodara city, 3 in Kheda and 2 in Ahmedabad city. Omicron variant infected patients had returned from UK, Tanzania, Zambia, UAE and Nigeria. Out of total 43 Omicron variant cases, 8 are discharged after they tested negative. DeshGujarat