Ahmedabad, Jul 14 (PTI) Gujarat reported915 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, its highest single-day spike, taking the tally to 43,723, while 14 more patients succumbed to the infection, the state health department said.

The state reported the death of 14 more COVID-19 patients, raising the toll to 2,071, it said.

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With the recovery of 749 patients in the last 24 hours, the number of discharged persons rose to 30,555, the health department said in a release.

There are 11,097 active cases in the state, of which the condition of 71 patients is critical, it said.

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A total of 4,78,367 samples have so far been tested for coronavirus in the state, the release said.

Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 43,723, new cases 915, deaths 2,071, discharged 30,555, active cases 11,097, people tested so far 4,78,367.

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