Ahmedabad, Aug 2 (PTI) The number of COVID-19 cases in Gujarat spiked by 1,101 to 63,575 on Sunday, state Health department said.

With 22 more patients succumbing to the infection, the toll rose to 2,487, it said.

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A total of 805 patients were discharged in the day, taking the number of recovered cases to 46,587, a release said.

The state is now left with 14,601 active cases while its recovery rate stands at 73.16 per cent, the department said.

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With 23,255 tests being conducted in the last 24 hours, the state's testing rate reached 357.76 tests per day per million population, it said.

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