1,326 new Covid-19 cases in Gujarat, toll rises by 15

A worker wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) checks the quality of a hand glove at a Stacee Multicare workshop, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on September 7, 2020. Credit: AFP Photo

With the addition of 1,326 coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, Gujarat's overall tally went up to 1,13,662, the state health department said.

With 15 deaths, the fatality count reached 3,213, it said.

A total of 1,205 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the number of recovered cases in the state to 94,010, the department said in its release.

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In the last 24 hours, 68,828 tests were conducted in Gujarat at the rate of 1,058.89 tests per day per million population, the department said.

With this, the number of samples tested in the state so far has increased to 32,88,811.

Gujarat's Covid-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 1,13,662, new cases 1,326, deaths 3,213, discharged 94,010, active cases 16,439, and people tested so far 32,88,811.

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