India News | Guj: Record One-day Spike of 879 COVID-19 Cases; Tally 41,897

Ahmedabad, Jul 12 (PTI) Gujarat reported its highest single-day spike of 879 coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, which pushed its overall tally of patients to 41,897, the health department said.

With the death of 13 more COVID-19 patients, the fatality count rose to 2,047, it said.

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The number of recovered patients in the state grew to 29,189 after 513 of them were discharged on Sunday, the department said in a release.

The state currently has 10,661 active cases.

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The condition of as many as 67 patients is critical, while that of 10,594 others is stable, the department said.

Gujarat's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases: 41,897, new cases: 879, deaths: 2,047, discharged: 29,189, active cases: 10,661 and people tested so far: 4,64,646.

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