204 active Covid cases in Gujarat, 57 in Ahmedabad district

AHMEDABAD: With the number of people being discharged reducing significantly over past couple of days, active cases dipped by only one to 204 cases on Friday with 23 new Covid-19 positive cases and 24 discharges in Gujarat.

The active cases increased by one in Ahmedabad district with four new cases and three discharges. Four major cities accounted for 52.2% of the daily cases with four cases in Ahmedabad and Surat, three in Vadodara, and one in Rajkot.Of the 33, five districts now have more than 10 active cases, whereas five districts have zero active cases.
With 4.89 lakh first doses and 5.93 lakh overall Covid vaccinations in 24 hours, Gujarat recorded the highest daily vaccination on Friday. Of the total, 3.54 lakh doses were administered to the 18-44 age group alone. Ahmedabad city recorded the highest daily vaccination at 47,336, followed by Banaskantha (45,356), and Surat city (43,235).
The state’s recovery rate remained 98.7% as there was no death of a Covid patient in the state for the 19th consecutive day.