India News | Gujarat Adds 1,020 New COVID-19 Cases; Seven Die

Ahmedabad, Nov 8 (PTI) Gujarat on Sunday reported 1,020 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total count of infections to 1,80,699, the state health department said.

With seven more patients succumbing to the viral infection, the cumulative toll climbed to 3,763, it said.

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A total of 819 patients were discharged in the day, which raised the number of recoveries to 1,64,596, the department said,adding that the case recovery rate in the state now stands at 91.09 per cent.

51,191 tests were conducted across the state in the day at the rate of 787.55 tests per day per million population.

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A total of 64,68,154 samples have been tested so far, the department added.

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