Covid-19: Cases increase, active cases in Ahmedabad at 61

AHMEDABAD: The state on Tuesday added 21 new Covid-19 cases, a 10.5% increase compared to Monday. Discharges also rose, by 41% from 17 to 24 in the same period. Overall, the state’s active cases reduced by 3 to 206.
Compared to three cases in Ahmedabad city on Monday, there were seven on Tuesday, an increase greater than 100%.
In all, the four major cities of Gujarat accounted for 71% of the daily tally, showing a concentration in urban areas.
Apart from the seven cases in Ahmedabad, Surat city recorded five cases; Rajkot and Surat districts and Vadodara city two each; while Jamnagar and Rajkot cities and Kheda district had one case each. Rajkot city recorded the most discharges, five, followed by four in Ahmedabad.
Nine districts have zero active cases, whereas only the four major districts have more than 10 active cases.