Ahmedabad, Aug 21 (PTI) For the first time, Gujarat on Friday recorded a spike of more than 1,200 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, the state health department said.

With highest single-day spike of 1,204, the caseload in the state rose to 84,466.

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Fourteen persons with COVID-19 infection died across the state, taking the death toll to 2,869.

On the other hand, 1,324 patients were discharged from hospitals since Thursday evening.

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Notably, over 72,000 coronavirus tests were conducted in 24 hours, which was also a record.

Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Total cases 84,466, New cases 1,204, Deaths 2,869, Discharged 67,277, Active cases 14,320 and people tested so far 16,20,067. PTI

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