COVID third wave in Gujarat, India : covid cases rising sharply in ...

The daily COVID-19 cases in Gujarat on Tuesday exceeded 2,000 for the first time in more than seven months with an increase of 2,265 cases, an increase in cases more than the previous day, bringing the state figure to 8,37,293, the health department said. Gujarat had recorded 2,521 cases on May 28, 2021.

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With two deaths - one in Navsari and Bhavnagar - the death toll from COVID-19 in Gujarat has risen to 10,125. The number of active cases in Gujarat now stands at 7,881 and the condition of 18 patients is critical, the department said in a statement.

The state has reported two new cases of Omicron variation, which has increased the number of such cases to 154 so far, it said.

A total of 240 patients were discharged, bringing the total number of recoveries in Gujarat so far to 8,19,287 on Tuesday.
The city of Ahmedabad alone has an estimated 1,290 of 2,265 new cases of coronavirus.

According to the district, Ahmedabad district reported 1,314 new cases, Surat 424, Vadodara 94, Anand 70, and Rajkot 57. A further 8.73 lakh more people were vaccinated in Gujarat, including 5.78 lakh in the 15-18 age group, taking the total number of doses used so far on Tuesday to 9.13 crore, the release said.

Two new Omicron cases were reported in Ahmedabad, he said, adding that both patients had no travel history.

Eleven patients infected with a new strain of coronavirus recovered during the day, bringing the total number of recipients to 96 so far in Gujarat.

The city of Ahmedabad reported the highest number of 59 cases of Omicron variance so far, followed by the city of Jamnagar with 25 cases, Mesana 17 and Vadodara 15, the department said.

Dadar [Union Territory and Nagar Haveli], Daman, and Diu reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. The UT has so far recorded 10,674 cases, 10,659 recoveries, and four deaths, leaving 11 active cases, officials said.