Gujarat records 151 new Covid-19 cases today, 2 deaths; 619 recover

Gujarat reported 151 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking its tally to 8,22,485, while 619 patients recovered from the infection, the state health department said.

With two more deaths, the number of COVID-19 fatalities in the state rose to 10,034, it said. A total of 619 patients were discharged during the day, pushing the count of recovered cases in Gujarat to 8,06,812, said the department in a release.

With this, the state's recovery rate rose to 98.09 per cent, the release said. There are now 5,639 active cases in Gujarat, of which the condition of 113 patients is critical, the department said. Ahmedabad reported 36 new cases, Surat 26, Vadodara 17, Junagadh 13 and Rajkot 12 among other districts, it said. Out of two new deaths, Ahmedabad and Surat reported one each, it said. As many as 4,87,960 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Monday, the first day of a mega drive launched across the state.

With this, the number of vaccine doses administered so far in Gujarat rose to 2,25,56,262, said the department. On Monday, 3,72,063 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered to the beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 years, for which the state has launched an on the spot registration facility, it said. The number of COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu rose to 10,487 with the addition of three new cases, officials said. With ten patients getting discharged, the number of recovered cases rose to 10,425, they said.

There are now 58 active cases in the UT, which has so far reported four deaths, the officials said. Gujarat's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 8,22,485, new cases 151, death toll 10,034, discharged 8,06,812, active cases 5,639, people tested so far (figures not released).