13,944 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours in Gujarat (file)
Ahmedabad:
Gujarat recorded the highest single-day peak in coronavirus cases on Saturday with 1,081 new infections, bringing the total to 54,712 as 22 patients have died, including 11 in Surat, the health department of Surat said. State.
The state’s death toll now stands at 2,305.
782 patients were released after their recovery, bringing the number of recovered cases in the state to 39,612, he said.
Surat continues to report the highest number of new cases in the state. On Saturday, he added 276 more patients, bringing the number to 11,969.
Ahmedabad added 180 new cases, bringing the total to 25,529. Along with four other patients who died from the infection, the city’s death toll rose to 1,572.
Surat became the second worst affected district in the state after Ahmedabad, the department said.
Among other districts, Vadodara reported two deaths, while Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Junagadh, Kutch and Rajkot reported one death each.
In terms of new cases, Vadodara reported 94 new cases, followed by Rajkot (65), Bhavnagar (41), Junagadh (37), Banaskantha (34), Gandhinagar and Surendranagar 29 each, Bharuch, Dahod and Mehsana 25 each, Gir Somnath and Jamnagar 23 each, Patan 21, Kutch and Valsad 19 each, Panchmahal (18), Narmada (12), Kheda (11). Anand, Mahisagar, Morbi and Sabarkantha have each reported 10 cases.
With 13,944 samples tested in the past 24 hours, the total tally reached 6,20,662, which represents 214.52 tests per day per million inhabitants, the department said.
