AHMEDABAD: Gujarat reported 419 Covid-19 cases and one death on Monday, which took the tally to 12,34,117 and the toll to 10,948, a state health department official said. So far, 12,19,657 persons have recovered, including 454 during the day, leaving the state with an active caseload of 3,512, he added. The official said Ahmedabad reported 155 new cases, Surat 96, Vadodara 40, Mehsana 19 and Bhavnagar 17, among other districts, while the lone death took place in Mehsana. A government release said 43,981 persons got vaccine jabs on Monday, which took the overall number of doses administered in the state to 11.15 crore. The adjoining Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu has 13 active cases, a local official said.
AHMEDABAD: The city on Sunday recorded 203 new Covid positive cases, an 11.4% drop compared to 229 on Saturday. For Gujarat, the drop was 21.4% — from 580 on Saturday to 456 on Sunday. Other cases included 86 from Surat city, 38 from Vadodara city, 13 each from Bhavnagar city, Kutch, Mehsana, Navsari, 12 from Valsad, 11 from Surat, and 10 from Gandhinagar city. With the discharge of 156 patients, the active cases in Ahmedabad reached 1,536, whereas for Gujarat the figure was 3,548. Out of 33 districts, four have zero active cases, whereas seven have more than 100 active cases. Most of the cases are concentrated in the urban areas primarily with higher testing. In the past 24 hours, Gujarat vaccinated 937 persons for the first dose and 4,423 for the second. In all, 5.41 crore were administered the first and 5.34 crore, the second dose of Covid vaccine. The state administered booster doses to 7,012 persons, taking the total to 40.94 lakh.
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat on Sunday reported 456 Covid-19 cases, which took the tally to 12,33,698, while the death toll remained unchanged at 10,947, a state health department official said. The recovery count increased by 386 during the day and reached 12,19,203, leaving the state with an active caseload of 13,548, he added. He said Ahmedabad led with 207 cases, followed by 97 in Surat, 41 in Vadodara, 15 Bhavnagar, among other districts. A government release said 11.15 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Gujarat so far, including 12,372 on Sunday. Two new Covid-19 cases were reported in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, raising its tally of active cases to seven, local officials said. Gujarat's Covid-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 12,33,698, new cases 456, death toll 10,947, discharged 12,19,203, active cases 3,548, people tested so far - figures not released.
Gujarat on Saturday reported 580 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 12,33,242, while the death toll remained unchanged at 10,947, a state health department official said.The recovery count increased by 391 during the day to touch 12,18,817, leaving the state with an active caseload of 3,478, he said.Ahmedabad reported 236 new cases, the highest in the state, followed by Surat with 106 cases, Vadodara 36 and Mehsana 29 cases, among other districts, he added. A government release said 11.15 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far, including 39,438Saturday.
AHMEDABAD: The active Covid-19 cases in Gujarat rose to 3,042 after 126 days or more than four months on Thursday with 547 new cases and 419 discharges being recorded across the state. Ahmedabad accounted for 43% of the active case tally with 1,318 cases. The city recorded 222 fresh cases and the discharge of 184 patients. According to the state health department, 82 cases were reported from Surat city, 46 from Vadodara city, 22 from Valsad, 18 each from Mehsana and Navsari, and 16 from Gandhinagar city.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel tested positive for Covid-19 Wednesday and has been isolated at home with mild symptoms, sources in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said.“He (the CM) was having mild symptoms yesterday (Tuesday) following which he got himself tested. Today, the result came positive. He has got himself home isolated,” the source said.The development has put a question mark on the CM’s attendance at the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad scheduled Friday. As a tradition, the CM flags off the Rath Yatra while performing the Pahind Vidhi ritual.“The CM has tested positive for Covid-19. But he is fine and home-isolated. About attending the Rath Yatra, he will be following the advice of the doctors,” an official in the CMO said.Meanwhile, CM Patel Wednesday virtually reviewed the alertness and preparation of the Gujarat police to ensure that the 145th Rath Yatra is carried out in Ahmedabad in a safe and harmonious manner.An official release from the CMO stated that Patel participated in a video-conference that was also attended by Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi, and police commissioners of four metro cities and superintendents of police of all the districts. Chief Principal Secretary to the CM K Kailashnathan, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajkumar, and Director General of Police Ashish Bhatia were also present in the virtual review meeting.As per the release, the CM also gave suggestions for maintenance of law and order in the state while keeping in mind the developments in neighbouring states.As per the state government’s daily bulletin on Covid-19, Gujarat recorded 529 new cases Wednesday. With that, the total number of active Covid-19 cases in the state is 2,914.Out of the total 529 fresh cases, Ahmedabad city reported the maximum cases at 220, followed by Surat (79) and Vadodara (53).
Gujarat on Tuesday recorded 165 new cases of Covid-19 with 90 of these cases being reported from Ahmedabad city, the highest number reported in the city since the last week of February.With the 90 new cases recorded in Ahmedabad in the last 24 hours, the city accounts for over 500 active cases of the total 920 active cases across the state.Apart from Ahmedabad city, cities of Vadodara, Surat, Gandhinagar, Bhavnagar too are seeing a slight increase in daily cases, with the four cities reporting a total of 47 new cases, and Vadodara reporting 19 cases.Meanwhile, Gujarat has seen a dismal coverage of the Covid-19 vaccine’s booster dose among its population. After covering 5.40 crore of the population with the first dose and 5.29 crore with the second dose, only 36 lakh-odd doses of the booster has been administered among the state’s population so far.
AHMEDABAD: With city recording 79 new positive cases on Sunday the rise in Covid cases continued. It was 56% of the state's total tally of 140. On Friday and Saturday, the city had recorded 83 and 80 cases respectively. With discharge of 42 patients, the active cases in city reached 436. It was 56% of the state's total active cases at 778. None of the active cases were on ventilator, according to the state health department. Other cases in Gujarat included 21 in Vadodara city, 11 in Surat city, 5 in Gandhinagar, 4 in Mehsana, 3 each in Rajkot city, Kutch and Sabarkantha districts among others. With the update, 10 out of 33 districts of Gujarat have zero active cases. Gujarat in 24 hours vaccinated 129 persons for the first dose and 1,566 for the second. In all, 5.4 crore people were administered first and 5.29 crore people second dose of Covid vaccine. The state administered booster doses to 4,984 persons, taking total to 36.06 lakh.
NEW DELHI: India recorded a single-day rise of over 8,000 fresh Covid-19 cases after 103 days, pushing the infection tally to 4,32,13,435, while the count of active cases jumped to 40,370, according to Union health ministry data on Saturday. A total of 8,329 new coronavirus cases were reported in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,24,757, with 10 fatalities being recorded, the data updated at 9 am showed. The active cases now comprise 0.09 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.69 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 4,103 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, the data showed. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.41 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.75 per cent, according to the health ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 4,26,48,308, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.21 per cent. The cumulative number of doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 194.92 crore. Ten new fatalities due to the disease were recorded in the country — five from Kerala, two from Delhi and one each from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. (With agency inputs)
AHMEDABAD: The daily Covid cases increased unabated on fifth consecutive day in the city with the daily tally reaching 83. On Thursday, the city had recorded 62 new Covid cases. Thus, it was 33% spike in the daily cases for the city. For Gujarat, too, the climb continued with 143. With discharge of 51 patients, the state’s active cases crossed 600 at 608. It was the highest since March 10 or for three months. The other cases included 14 from Vadodara city, 10 from Gandhinagar city, 9 from Surat city, 8 from Rajkot city, 4 from Vadodara, and 3 each from Jamnagar city, Ahmedabad and Mehsana districts. Out of 33 districts, only 10 have zero active cases with the update. None of the active patients were on ventilator. The state health department officials said that the steps including tracing and testing and cluster monitoring has been initiated in Ahmedabad and Vadodara where the concentration of active cases is higher. Gujarat in 24 hours administered 59,719 doses of Covid vaccine - 21,156 for 18 years plus, 4,687 second doses for 12-14 years, and 30,092 precaution doses.
AHMEDABAD: The march of Covid cases continued in the city with 48 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, averaging one new case every 30 minutes. This was a 97-day high for the city. With Ahmedabad district's two cases, Ahmedabad accounted for 45% of the state's tally. Gujarat crossed the 100 cases mark after 97 days, at 111. The other cases included 25 from Vadodara city, eight from Surat city, seveb from Rajkot city, five from Gandhinagar city and Valsad among others. Now, only 12 districts of 33 in Gujarat have zero active Covid cases. With discharge of 23 patients in Ahmedabad, the active cases reached 245, whereas the number of active cases in Gujarat was 445. No patient is on a ventilator, said state health department officials. "The spike in cases in Ahmedabad is partially due to public events and almost no regard for rules such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing. The next few days will be crucial to ensure that we don't see another spike. The need of the hour is to increase testing and keep an eye on the public events," said an epidemiologist.
AHMEDABAD: The city continued to record high daily cases of Covid with 44 positive cases on Tuesday, the highest in the past 96 days. At 72, it was 95-day high tally for Gujarat, too. The active cases in Gujarat reached 363 with discharge of 53 patients. In Ahmedabad, the tally reached 218. The other cases included 7 each in Surat and Vadodara cities, 3 in Rajkot city, 2 each in Aravalli and Valsad, and 1 each in Gandhinagar city, Anand, Banaskantha, Gir Somnath, Mehsana, Rajkot and Sabarkantha districts. With the update, only 12 districts out of 33 in Gujarat have zero active cases. None of the active cases were on ventilator, said state health department officials. Gujarat in 24 hours vaccinated 1,520 persons for the first dose and 22,665 for the second. In all, 5.39 crore are administered first and 5.28 crore second dose of Covid vaccine. The state administered booster doses to 19,673 persons, taking total to 34.88 lakh.
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat on Wednesday recorded 111 new Covid cases, crossing the 100 threshold after 97 days. The rise in Covid cases is seen across the country, and Gujarat is no exception. In the past one week, Gujarat has recorded 456 new Covid cases, which is nearly double compared to the past week that had recorded 238 cases. Out of the daily cases on Wednesday, 48 cases were from Ahmedabad city alone, followed by 25 in Vadodara city. The two cities accounted for two-thirds of the cases, the trend which has been seen since the past one month. Dr Rakesh Joshi, medical superintendent of Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, said that they have not witnessed any new Covid cases for over three months. "It's possible that the Omicron variant of Covid, which is infectious but milder compared to its predecessor Delta, is still at play. Factors such as herd immunity and better vaccination percentage are also providing us cover," he said, adding that society however must not let guard down with the overall rise of Covid cases in India. Gujarat has not recorded any deaths of active Covid patients for the past 31 days.
Gujarat on Wednesday reported 111 new Covid-19 cases– breaching the 100-mark for the first time since after March 2. Vadodara city recorded a rise in new cases detecting 25 persons with Covid-19.Medical officer of health at Vadodara Municipal Corporation Dr Devesh Patel said that the spike was largely owing to the “16-17 cases that were reported from three families” and added that “it would be too soon and premature to call this a rising trend”.Vadodara city has reported cases in single digits on most days after the first week of March. Dr Patel said the civic body will continue “targeted testing, surveillance and contact tracing”.Ahmedabad city, where a rising trend is being seen, reported 48 cases Wednesday. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has attributed the rising trend largely to greater travel across city borders, lower uptake of booster vaccine shots and low compliance in Covid-appropriate behaviour.AMC commenced active testing setting up testing domes at the Kalupur railway station and state transport bus stand.
Ahmedabad: At the time when Covid cases are rearing its head again across India including Gujarat, the state is witnessing sluggish pace of booster doses especially in the paid category. Out of total eligible population above 60 years, nearly two-thirds have got the jab. in sharp contrast, only 1.5% of those eligible in 18-60 years have taken booster shot which is not offered free by government and has to be taken in private hospital for a fee, said sources in the state health department officials.Gujarat has covered 99% of 18-plus population with two shots. It has so far administered 34.88 precaution (booster) doses, out of which 32.95 lakh or 94% of the doses are administered to senior citizens alone, they added. While the health department officials did not divulge the exact figures of the percentage of new cases with full vaccination, they said that the ‘significant' number of cases is in the working age group of 18 to 50 years and almost all of them are fully vaccinated. Thus, the importance of booster doses increases for the vulnerable population. While the booster dose is free for the healthcare workers (HCW), frontline workers (FLW) and senior citizens, it costs Rs 225 plus service charge for 18-60 years in the private hospitals. On Tuesday, Gujarat recorded a 95-day high daily tally of 72 new Covid cases – out of the total, 44 or 61% of the cases were from Ahmedabad city alone. With discharge of 53 patients, the active cases in Gujarat reached 363, which is the highest in 81 days. The cases are constantly above 50 for the past four days. To put the figure in perspective, the daily cases were mostly in single digit between March 27 and April 7, giving hopes that the pandemic might be over for the state.Dr Nayan Jani, state immunization officer, said that out of 50 lakh-odd eligible senior citizens, nearly two-thirds are provided the precaution doses. "Special drives were conducted recently across the state to identify the potential beneficiaries and provide them the vaccine. According to the policy, the booster dose for those not falling in HCW, FLW or senior citizen category would have to avail it from the recognized vaccination centres after payment," he said.Dr Bharat Gadhvi, president of Ahmedabad Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (AHNA), said that several of the city-based private hospitals have procured sufficient doses of vaccines in hope that the citizens would come forward for vaccination."I don't think that money is the only matter. It's true that the response in free vaccination is far better than what we see at our centres – we hardly see 10-20 individuals coming daily for the vaccines. But I think that the reason lies in the low number of cases and even lower number of hospitalizations compared to what we have seen in the past couple of years," he said, adding that the majority of those getting the jabs are those who are traveling or have medical procedures approaching.
AHMEDABAD: At the time when Covid cases are rearing its head again across India including Gujarat, the state is witnessing sluggish pace of booster doses especially in the paid category. Out of total eligible population above 60 years, nearly two-thirds have got the jab. in sharp contrast, only 1.5% of those eligible in 18-60 years have taken booster shot which is not offered free by government and has to be taken in private hospital for a fee, said sources in the state health department officials. Gujarat has covered 99% of 18-plus population with two shots. It has so far administered 34.88 precaution (booster) doses, out of which 32.95 lakh or 94% of the doses are administered to senior citizens alone, they added. While the health department officials did not divulge the exact figures of the percentage of new cases with full vaccination, they said that the ‘significant’ number of cases is in the working age group of 18 to 50 years and almost all of them are fully vaccinated. Thus, the importance of booster doses increases for the vulnerable population. While the booster dose is free for the healthcare workers (HCW), frontline workers (FLW) and senior citizens, it costs Rs 225 plus service charge for 18-60 years in the private hospitals. On Tuesday, Gujarat recorded a 95-day high daily tally of 72 new Covid cases – out of the total, 44 or 61% of the cases were from Ahmedabad city alone. With discharge of 53 patients, the active cases in Gujarat reached 363, which is the highest in 81 days. The cases are constantly above 50 for the past four days. To put the figure in perspective, the daily cases were mostly in single digit between March 27 and April 7, giving hopes that the pandemic might be over for the state. Nearly two thirds of senior citizens given booster dosesDr Nayan Jani, state immunization officer, said that out of 50 lakh-odd eligible senior citizens, nearly two-thirds are provided the precaution doses. “Special drives were conducted recently across the state to identify the potential beneficiaries and provide them the vaccine. According to the policy, the booster dose for those not falling in HCW, FLW or senior citizen category would have to avail it from the recognized vaccination centres after payment,” he said. Dr Bharat Gadhvi, president of Ahmedabad Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (AHNA), said that several of the city-based private hospitals have procured sufficient doses of vaccines in hope that the citizens would come forward for vaccination. “I don’t think that money is the only matter. It’s true that the response in free vaccination is far better than what we see at our centres – we hardly see 10-20 individuals coming daily for the vaccines. But I think that the reason lies in the low number of cases and even lower number of hospitalizations compared to what we have seen in the past couple of years,” he said, adding that the majority of those getting the jabs are those who are traveling or have medical procedures approaching.
The new cases also pushed up the state's active tally above the 1-lakh mark, said the release. (File)Ahmedabad: Gujarat on Thursday recorded 24,485 new cases, the highest single-day spike so far, pushing up its tally above the 10-lakh mark, while 13 patients succumbed to infection, the state health department said.With these additions, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,01,563 cases, while the death number increased to 10,199, said a health department release.The latest surge in new cases also pushed up the state's active tally above the 1-lakh mark, said the release.Ahmedabad city recorded the highest number of infections- 9,837 - during the day, followed by 2,981 in Surat city, 2,823 in Vadodara city, 1,333 in Rajkot city and 728 in Surat district.As per the latest data available on the COVID-19 dashboard, over 1.30 lakh tests were being conducted everyday in the state, whose positivity rate now stands at 15.11 per cent.The rate indicates the percentage of people who test positive for the virus of those overall who have been tested.The tally of recoveries increased to 8,86,476 after 10,310 persons were discharged during the day, the release said.Gujarat now has 1,04,888 active cases, of which 156 patients are on ventilators, it said.As many as 9.58 crore doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered to the eligible population so far in the state, of which, 2.47 shots were given during the day, the department said.As many as 41 new cases of COVID-19 and 27 recoveries were registered in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu in the last 24 hours, said an official release.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comOf the total 11,130 persons found positive for coronavirus in the UT so far, 255 are under treatment, four have died, while 10,871 have recovered, said the release.Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 10,01,563; new cases 24,485, deaths 10,199; discharged 8,86,476; active cases 1,04,888, people tested so far - figures not released.
