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Gujarat reports 1,961 Covid-19 cases, record rise for fourth straight day

Gujarat reported 1,961 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its highest singe-day rise since the pandemic began last year which took the tally to 2,94,130, the health department said here. Since March 22, the state is witnessing record rise in cases every day. On Wednesday the state had recorded 1,790 new cases, the highest one-day rise till then. As many as seven patients died on Thursday -- four in Surat, two in Mahisagar and one in Ahmedabad -- taking the COVID-19 death toll to 4,473, the department said. With 1,405 patients getting discharged, the number of recovered cases increased to 2,80,285. Recovery rate in the state stands at 95.29 per cent. There are now 9,372 active cases in the state with 81 patients being critical. Surat and Ahmedabad together accounted for 60 per cent of new COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday. Surat reported 628 new cases, followed by Ahmedabad with 558 cases, Vadodara 184, Rajkot 168, Jamnagar 44, Gandhinagar 38, Bhavnagar 31, Narmada

Gujarat reports 1,790 new Covid-19 cases, highest one-day rise

Gujarat recorded 1,790 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, its highest one-day rise since the pandemic began, the state health department said. It took the caseload to 2,92,169, while eight deaths pushed the toll to 4,466, it said. Two deaths each were reported in Ahmedabad and Surat and one each in Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot and Vadodara. With 1,277 patients getting discharged, the number of recovered cases rose to 2,78,880. The state's recovery rate now stands at 95.45 per cent. There are 8,823 active patients, 79 of them on ventilators. While the number of cases has surged, symptoms in most cases are mild which is reflected by relatively less consumption of medical oxygen, the health department noted. From 241 cubic ton oxygen being consumed in hospitals during November, currently 91 cubic ton is being consumed per day, it said. Surat district reported the highest 582 coronavirus cases during the day, followed by Ahmedabad with 514 cases, Vadodara 165, Rajkot

A year since India screeched to a halt, Covid-19 makes a comeback

Maharashtra recently recorded its highest single-day increase in fresh cases

Gujarat records 1,640 new Covid-19 cases, highest single-day rise so far

Gujarat recorded its highest single-day spike of 1,640 coronavirus cases on Monday which took the caseload to 2,88,649, the state health department said.

Bullet train project: Only 5% Gujarat land remains to be acquired

Only 5 per cent of land remains to be acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (HSR) corridor, popularly known as the bullet train project

Gujarat Cong MLA asks party workers to pelt stones at BJP candidates' homes

Congress MLA Chandrikaben Baria recently asked party workers to pelt stones on the house of the BJP candidates who won the recent panchayat elections, claiming they won by unfair means

Gujarat sees 1,122 Covid-19 cases on Wed, highest spike since Dec

Gujarat recorded 1,122 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the daily addition breaching the 1000-mark for the first time in nearly three months

Five states account for over 70% of new coronavirus infections in India

Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continue to report a high number of daily Covid-19 cases, accounting for 71.10 per cent of the 28,903 new infections

Gujarat records 954 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in 24 hours

Gujarat recorded 954 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the caseload to 2,80,051, the state health departmentsaid.

Curfew in four Gujarat cities from 10 pm to 6 am till March 31

The Gujarat government on Tuesday decided to increase the night curfew timings in four major cities

Gujarat: Statue of Unity in Kevadia crosses 5 million visitors-mark

In a major milestone, the 'Statue of Unity' at Kevadia in Gujarat's Narmada district has crossed the mark of 50 lakh visitors since its inauguration in 2018

Gujarat reports 710 new coronavirus cases, 451 patients discharged

Gujarat added 710 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the infection tally of the state to 2,75,907, the health department said

Six states including Kerala account for 85.91% of new coronavirus cases

Six States including Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu cumulatively account for 85.91 per cent of the new coronavirus cases reported in the past 24 hours

Gujarat govt collects Rs 170 cr fine for mask violations in last 6 months

The Gujarat government on Wednesday said it has collected around Rs 170 crore from the people for mask-related violations in the past six months

675 new coronavirus cases in Gujarat; 484 recover, no fresh death

Gujarat recorded 675 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, which increased its infection tally to 2,75,197, the state health department said

Guj: Dandi March to be re-enacted from Mar 12, PM to flag off

81 persons will embark on the 386-km long foot-march

GIFT City's residential development gets boost from Gujarat govt

The Gujarat government has issued a resolution to also allow those not working within the country's first operational smart city to reside in the City.

Gujarat: Rs 1,715 cr in electricity duty of industries waived in two years

The Gujarat Government waived a total of Rs 1,715 crore in electricity duty of over 16,000 industrial units in the last two years, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday

Gujarat records 581 new coronavirus cases, 453 recoveries, 2 deaths

The number of COVID-19 cases and recoveries in the Union Territory of Daman, Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli remained uncharged at 3,395 and 3,376 respectively on Tuesday

555 new coronavirus cases in Gujarat, one death, 482 recoveries

With 555 new COVID-19 cases coming to light on Monday, Gujarat's caseload rose to 2,73,941, the state health department said.