India News | With Record Spike of 861, Guj COVID-19 Tally Crosses 39,000

Ahmedabad, Jul 9 (PTI) Gujarat reported its highest single-day rise of 861 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, which pushed its overall tally beyond the 39,000-mark, the state health department said.

The case count in the state now stands at 39,280, it said.

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Fifteen patients succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, that took the state's death toll to 2,010, the department said in a statement.

As many as 429 people were discharged from different hospitals post recovery, taking the number of recovered patients to 27,742.

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Gujarat's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 39,280, new cases 861, deaths 2010 discharged 27,742, active cases 9528 and people tested so far 4,41,692.

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