Ahmedabad, Jul 25 (PTI) The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 54,712 with 1,081 new patients being detected on Saturday, highest in a single day, the state health department said.

The death toll in the state rose to 2,305 with 22 more COVID-19 patients succumbing, it said.

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782 patients were discharged from various hospitals in Gujarat, raising the recovered cases in the state to 39,612.

13,944 samples were tested for COVID-19in the last 24 hours, officials said.

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The total number of samples tested so far in Gujarat stands at 6,20,662, which translates into 214.52 tests per day per million population, they said.

Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 54,712, new cases 1,081, deaths 2,305, discharged 39,612, active cases 12,795 and people tested so far 6,20,662.

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