Gujarat reports 179 fresh covid cases in a day

Gandhinagar: Gujarat has reported as many as 179 fresh covid cases in a day against recovery of 34 covid patients and 2 deaths. There are now as high as 837 active covid cases in the State.

Among new cases reported in a day in the cities, Ahmedabad recorded 61 cases, Surat 20, Vadodara 14, Rajkot 13, Gandhnnagar, Jamnagar and Junagadh 2 each and Bhavnagar 1 case. Among districts, Anand recorded 18 fresh cases, Surat 9, Navsari 5, Banaskantha 4, Kheda 4, Junagadh, Kutch, Valsad 3 each, Ahmedabad, Amreli, Bharuch, Rajkot and Vadodara 2 each.

Over 81,000 doses of covid vaccines were administered in a day, taking the total statewide figure above 8.81 crore so far.

6 new cases of Omicron variant were recorded in a day across the State including 3 in Kheda, 2 in Ahmedabad city and 1 in Rajkot. Majority of these cases are related to U.K. travel.

With this, the State has 49 Omicron variant cases and 10 discharges. Vadodara has hihest 17 Omicron cases, Ahmedabad 11, Kheda 6, Anand 4, Jamnagar city and Mahesana 3 each, Surat city 2, Gandhinagar, Rajkot and Rajkot city 1 each.

These details were shared by State health department in its daily bulletin this evening. DeshGujarat