Ahmedabad, Aug 19 (PTI) Gujarat's COVID-19 tally rose to 82,087 with 1,145 new cases reported on Wednesday, the state healthdepartment said.

With 17 fatalities, the state's death toll rose to 2,839, it said.

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As many as 1,120 patients were discharged, raising the total of recovered cases in Gujarat to 64,830, the department said in a release.

The state has achieved a recovery rate of 78.98 per cent, it said.

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There are now 14,418 active cases in the state, it said.

Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 82,087, new cases 1,145, deaths 2,839, discharged 64,830, active cases 14,418, people tested so far 14,78,629.

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