Gujarats COVID-19 tally tops 2-lakh mark with 1,510 cases

Gujarats COVID-19 tallycrossed the 2-lakh mark and rose to 2,00,409 with the additionof 1,510 new cases on Tuesday, the state health departmentsaid.

This is the second time in three days that the statehas reported over 1,500 new cases in a day. Also, 1,510 is thesecond highest daily count recorded since the outbreak of theviral infection in March.

Gujarat also reported the death of 16 more COVID-19patients, taking the number of fatalities to 3,892, thedepartment said in a release.

At the same time, 1,286 patients were discharged fromvarious hospitals, pushing the number of recovered cases inthe state to 1,82,473, it said.

The states recovery rate stands at 91.05 per cent,the release said.

Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positivecases 2,00,409, new cases 1,510, deaths 3,892, discharged1,82,473, active cases 14,044, people tested so far 73,89,330.

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