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Gujarat records 879 Covid cases, 13 deaths; tally at 41,906, toll at 2,047

Gujarat recorded 879 Covid-19 positive cases in 24 hours ending 5pm on Sunday, taking the total to 41,906. The new cases included 251 from Surat, 172 from Ahmedabad, 75 from Vadodara and 46 from Bhavnagar.
Gujarat records 879 Covid cases, 13 deaths; tally at 41,906, toll at 2,047
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AHMEDABAD: Gujarat recorded 879 Covid-19 positive cases in 24 hours ending 5pm on Sunday, taking the total to 41,906. The new cases included 251 from Surat, 172 from Ahmedabad, 75 from Vadodara and 46 from Bhavnagar.
The state also recorded deaths of 13 positive patients, taking the state’s death toll to 2,047. The deaths included five from Surat, four from Ahmedabad, two from Junagadh and one each from Kheda and Rajkot.

A total of 513 patients got discharged in 24 hours, taking the total to 29,189. The discharges include 138 from Surat, 133 from Ahmedabad, 53 from Junagadh and 38 from Banaskantha.
With the update, the state now has 10,661 (25.4%) active patients whereas the share of discharged and deceased patients in the total cases is 69.7% and 4.9%.
Analysis of the daily average cases reveal that Ahmedabad district recorded a drop of 67% in average daily deaths and 37% in average daily cases. In June, the district recorded an average 20 deaths and 291 cases daily. In comparison, in the first 12 days of July the district’s average deaths and cases have dropped to 182 and six respectively.
Gujarat carried out 7,580 tests in 24 hours to identify new Covid-19 positive patients, taking the total to 4.64 lakh. As on Sunday evening, the state has 3.25 lakh persons under quarantine, including 3.22 lakh under home quarantine.

Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara cumulatively accounted for 90% of the cases and deaths in April. In two subsequent months, share of the three districts fell – primarily due to fall in the cases in Ahmedabad – as the first 12 days of July recorded 64.4% cases and 68.3% deaths from the three districts.
Spread of Covid-19 is faster in several districts of Saurashtra and South Gujarat region – for example, in July so far, Bhavnagar district has recorded 341 positive cases at the average of 28 cases daily compared to 140 in 30 days of June at the average of daily five cases.
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Parth Shastri

Parth Shastri is senior correspondent at The Times of India, Ahmedabad. He reports on crime as well as issues related to traffic in the city, forensic investigation, archaeology and emergency medical services.

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